Sun Microsystems SPARCstation 5, Service Manual

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Page 3: ...rcia Avenue Mountain View CA 94043 USA 415 960 1300 fax 415 969 9131 A Sun Microsystems Inc Business SPARCstation 5ServiceManual Part No 802 7085 10 Revision A November 1996 Sun Microsystems Computer...

Page 4: ...MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON INFRINGEMENT Copyright 1996 Sun Microsystems Inc 2550 Garcia Avenue Mountain View Californie 94043 1100 U S A Tous droits r serv s Ce produit ou...

Page 5: ...ies Boards and Components 1 2 1 1 2 Interior View 1 3 1 1 3 Rear View 1 4 1 2 Internal Options 1 5 1 3 External Options 1 6 Part 2 Troubleshooting 2 Troubleshooting Overview 2 1 2 1 Factory Defined Bo...

Page 6: ...Setting Up a tip Connection to Another System 3 6 3 5 Tests the POST Runs 3 7 3 6 POST Error Messages 3 9 3 7 Status Lights LEDs and Indicators 3 9 4 Troubleshooting Procedures 4 1 4 1 No Video Output...

Page 7: ...em 6 4 Part 4 Subassembly Removal and Replacement 7 Internal Access 7 1 7 1 Removing the Cover 7 1 7 2 Attaching the Wrist Strap 7 4 7 3 Replacing the Cover 7 5 8 Major Subassemblies 8 1 8 1 Power Sup...

Page 8: ...0 9 3 1 Removing the Diskette Drive 9 10 9 3 2 Replacing the Diskette Drive 9 14 9 4 Internal SCSI Data Cable 9 16 9 4 1 Removing the Internal SCSI Cable 9 16 9 4 2 Replacing the Internal SCSI Data Ca...

Page 9: ...ard 11 2 11 1 2 Replacing an SBus Card 11 5 11 2 S24 Frame Buffer Card 11 8 11 2 1 Removing an S24 Frame Buffer Card 11 8 11 2 2 Replacing an S24 Frame Buffer Card 11 10 11 3 DSIMMs 11 13 11 3 1 Remov...

Page 10: ...t Output Connectors B 1 B 1 SCSI Connector External B 2 B 2 Parallel Port Micro D Connector B 3 B 3 Attachment Unit Interface AUI Micro D Connector B 4 B 4 Twisted Pair Ethernet Connector B 5 B 5 Seri...

Page 11: ...l D 4 D 1 3 watch clock D 4 D 1 4 watch net watch aui watch tpe and watch net all D 5 D 1 5 probe scsi probe scsi all D 7 D 1 6 module info D 8 D 1 7 test memory D 8 D 2 Returning to the Old Style Sun...

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Page 13: ...t PROM Phase Settings and Tests 2 3 Figure 3 1 Arrangement of Sun Type 5 Keyboard Diagnostic LEDs 3 2 Figure 3 2 Sun Type 4 Keyboard 3 3 Figure 3 3 Sun Compact 1 Keyboard 3 3 Figure 3 4 SPARCstation S...

Page 14: ...Backplane 8 13 Figure 9 1 Drive Locations 9 2 Figure 9 2 Removing a Hard Disk Drive 9 4 Figure 9 3 Replacing a Hard Disk Drive 9 6 Figure 9 4 Removing the CD ROM Drive 9 7 Figure 9 5 Jumper Settings...

Page 15: ...ector on the System Board 9 30 Figure 10 1 SPARCstation 5 System Board 10 3 Figure 11 1 SBus Slot Locations 11 2 Figure 11 2 Opening the SBus Card Retainers 11 3 Figure 11 3 Removing the Extractor Fro...

Page 16: ...ws 11 21 Figure 11 23 Setting the Serial Port Jumpers 11 23 Figure 11 24 Locating the NVRAM 11 24 Figure 12 1 Selected CRUs in the System Unit 12 2 Figure 12 2 Standard External Cables 12 3 Figure 12...

Page 17: ...s 2 8 Table 3 1 Interpreting the Keyboard Diagnostic LEDs 3 4 Table 4 1 Troubleshooting Tips 4 2 Table 4 2 Power Supply Connector Pin Assignments 4 5 Table 4 3 Troubleshooting Disk Drive Errors 4 6 Ta...

Page 18: ...erface AUI Micro D Connector B 4 Table B 4 Pinout for Twisted Pair Ethernet Connector B 5 Table B 5 Pinout for Serial Connector Ports A and B B 6 Table B 6 Pinout for Keyboard Mouse Connector B 7 Tabl...

Page 19: ...dard features internal options and external options Part 2 Troubleshooting provides a troubleshooting overview describes how to run and troubleshoot errors displayed during the Power On Self Test POST...

Page 20: ...ntions Typeface or Symbol Meaning Example AaBbCc123 The names of commands files and directories on screen computer output Edit your login file Use ls a to list all files system You have mail AaBbCc123...

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Page 23: ...Part 1 SystemInformation Chapter 1 Product Description...

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Page 25: ...ng storage devices 535 Mbyte single connector hard disk drive 1 05 Gbyte single connector hard disk drive 2 0 Gbyte single connector hard disk drive Diskette drive Internal CD ROM drive It also accomm...

Page 26: ...oards and Components The SPARCstation 5 system unit accommodates the following subassemblies boards and components System board DSIMMs up to 8 S24 graphics card SBus cards up to 3 Hard disk drives 3 5...

Page 27: ...interior view of the major subassemblies and the system board for the SPARCstation 5 system Figure 1 2 Interior View of SPARCstation 5 System CD ROM drive Diskette drive Hard drives Power SBus slots D...

Page 28: ...ation 5 System Legend 1 AC On Standby switch 7 SCSI 13 Keyboard 2 AC power outlet 8 Parallel 14 Audio headphone 3 Lock block 9 AUI Ethernet 15 Audio line out 4 SBus 10 Twisted pair Ethernet 16 Audio l...

Page 29: ...rds Up to 3 System board provides up to three SBus slots for additional system functionality Hard disk drives 1 or 2 System supports up to two disk drives of varying capacities See Chapter 9 Storage D...

Page 30: ...le 1 3 Gbyte disk drive or 5 0 Gbyte tape drive SCSI Expansion Pedestal Up to seven SCSI disks compact CD ROM drive tape drive other non disk units Multi Disk Pack Desktop enclosure containing a disk...

Page 31: ...Part 2 Troubleshooting Chapter 2 Troubleshooting Overview Chapter 3 Power On Self Test POST Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Procedures...

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Page 33: ...software tools that are available to you for troubleshooting the chapter explains how the tools are related and when to use them Factory Defined Boot Mode page 2 2 After Power Is Switched On page 2 4...

Page 34: ...flow of OBP processing control after power is switched on Each figure depicts the possible paths for processing control and the switch settings for the factory defined boot sequence By examining the...

Page 35: ...iag device net Booting from boot dev disk Normal operating system SunDiag System Exerciser Press Stop a to go to ok prompt ok prompt Boot boot device On board boot file diagnostics false OpenBoot PROM...

Page 36: ...Power On Self Test POST for more information Note You can skip the POST phase by turning on the system while holding down the Stop key At the successful completion of the low level POST phase the Open...

Page 37: ...n selftest megs Default 1 This parameter determines how many megabytes of memory to test during high level OBP testing if diag switch is concurrently set to false The minimum is zero the maximum is th...

Page 38: ...running you can invoke SunVTS for additional diagnostic tests For further information see the SunVTS User s Guide To boot user specified programs you must be at the prompt or the ok prompt See Appendi...

Page 39: ...functions such as changing NVRAM parameters resetting the system running diagnostic tests displaying system information and redirecting input and output See the OpenBoot Command Reference for more in...

Page 40: ...or the test will fail the external loopback phase See description test net tpe Performs an internal and an external loopback test on the twisted pair Ethernet TPE interface A cable must be connected t...

Page 41: ...onnected See description test memory Tests all of the system main memory if the diag switch is true If diag switch is set to false it tests the memory according to the number specified in selftest meg...

Page 42: ...e system and turn on their power To determine if a SCSI peripheral is talking to the system To determine the SCSI targets addresses of a SCSI device To determine if more than one SCSI peripheral is as...

Page 43: ...the FORTH Monitor see OpenBoot Command Reference 2 7 System Exercisers Use the SunDiag System Exerciser Solaris 2 4 and earlier or SunVTS Solaris 2 5 and later to determine real time use of system res...

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Page 45: ...On Self Test POST The Power On Self Test POST runs when you turn on the system unit power switch and any of the following conditions apply diag switch NVRAM parameter is set to true Stop d keys are he...

Page 46: ...y the POST Four different LEDs on the keyboards are used to indicate the progress and results of the POST These LEDs are on the Caps Lock Compose Scroll Lock and Num Lock keys as shown in Figure 3 1 F...

Page 47: ...3 3 3 Figure 3 2 Sun Type 4 Keyboard Figure 3 3 Sun Compact 1 Keyboard Num Lock LED Caps Lock LED Compose LED Scroll Lock LED Scroll Lock LED Num Lock LED Compose LED Caps Lock LED U S keyboard Caps...

Page 48: ...pe 5 or Compact 1 keyboard If the system passes all the POSTs all four LEDs light again and then go off Next the OBP firmware performs its initialization sequence and the system banner appears on the...

Page 49: ...tic testing is not run 3 3 Full Diagnostic Mode Full Diagnostic Mode tests the major hardware system board components and if the POST is successful control is transferred to the OBP firmware that prob...

Page 50: ...workstation or server system This connection lets you use a shell window on the Sun workstation as a terminal to the SPARCstation 5 being tested The tip method is recommended because it lets you use S...

Page 51: ...POST MMU Context Table Reg Test MMU Context Register Test MMU TLB Replace Ctrl Reg Tst MMU Sync Fault Stat Reg Test MMU Sync Fault Addr Reg Test MMU TLB RAM NTA Pattern Test MMU TLB CAM NTA Pattern T...

Page 52: ...ide by 0 CEXC Test FPU DP Inexact CEXC Test FPU DP Trap Priority Test FPU DP Trap Priority Test PROC0 Interrupt Regs Tests Soft Interrupts OFF Test Soft Interrupts ON Test PROC0 User Timer Test PROC0...

Page 53: ...e chassis lights when the system is operating normally Figure 3 5 shows the location of the system LED Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Procedures shows flow diagrams of actions to take when the system LED i...

Page 54: ...so Note The Caps Lock key LED on some U S keyboards located just above the left hand Shift key is not used as a POST failure indicator but blinks on and off while POST is running If the Caps Lock key...

Page 55: ...oblem is described and a set of procedures is provided as a solution to the problem Table 4 1 describes commonly encountered problems and tips for solving them No Video Output on the System Monitor pa...

Page 56: ...output on monitor Verify that the power cord is connected Use a volt ohmmeter VOM to check voltages See Section 4 1 No Video Output on the System Monitor Slow disk drive response If many SCSI devices...

Page 57: ...urn off the system power switch 2 Check that the system power cord is properly connected to the system rear panel power receptacle and to the wall outlet 3 Verify with a VOM that the wall outlet is su...

Page 58: ...ividually with the positive probe pins 1 through 8 See Figure 4 1 and Table 4 2 Note The power supply must remain connected to the system board during this test This allows the power supply to regulat...

Page 59: ...k key fails to flash on and off after you have pressed and held the Stop d keys POST failed b To further troubleshoot the system board see Section 4 2 2 1 Caps Lock Key Fails to Flash On and Off Durin...

Page 60: ...identify the disk drive installed in the lower bay SCSI target ID 3 as sd0 and the disk drive installed in the upper bay SCSI target ID 1 as sd1 With Solaris 2 x operating systems the two drives are...

Page 61: ...f a disk doesn t respond i Make sure that every SCSI disk and other SCSI device on the SCSI bus has a different SCSI target ID see Appendix C SCSI Targeting Note Internal SCSI hard drives are automati...

Page 62: ...cation number see Figure 4 2 for DSIMM location numbers If the error message displays a physical memory address consult Table 4 4 to see which memory slot contains the physical address For example if...

Page 63: ...ress Ranges for Slots1 0 Through 7 Slot SIMM Physical Memory Address Ranges 0 J0300 0000 0000 through 01FF FFFF 1 J0301 0200 0000 through 03FF FFFF 2 J0302 0400 0000 through 05FF FFFF 3 J0303 0600 000...

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Page 65: ...Part 3 PreparingforService Chapter 5 Safety and Tools Requirements Chapter 6 Power On and Off...

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Page 67: ...r your protection observe the following safety requirements Follow all cautions warnings and instructions marked on the equipment Ensure that the voltage and frequency rating of the power outlet match...

Page 68: ...boards drives or other components such as DSIMMs ESD mat ESD An approved antistatic mat provides protection from static damage when used with a wrist strap The mat also cushions and protects small par...

Page 69: ...rating system CAUTION Improper handling by unqualified personnel can cause serious damage to this equipment Unqualified personnel who tamper with this equipment may be held liable for any resulting da...

Page 70: ...the procedures in this manual If you have not performed similar operations on comparable equipment do not attempt to perform these procedures 5 4 Tools Required To remove and replace customer replacea...

Page 71: ...rotected surface Use a cushioned antistatic mat or antistatic bag Connectors and components have very thin pins that bend easily Do not use an oscilloscope or VOM volt ohmmeter probe on the components...

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Page 73: ...sections Caution When the operating system or any other standalone program has already booted do not use the Stop a keys to halt the system Using the Stop a keys to abort program execution can damage...

Page 74: ...x systems type The operating system warns other users of your system of the impending shutdown and then halts itself after a one minute delay If you wish to provide a longer delay see the man page fo...

Page 75: ...Break instead of Stop a Note If the system does not respond to the mouse and keyboard pressing Stop a will not be effective You may have to turn the power off wait at least 10 seconds and turn the pow...

Page 76: ...On the System Warning Before turning on power to your system be sure to close the system unit It is not safe to operate your SPARCstation while the system unit is open SPARCstation systems are equippe...

Page 77: ...Part 4 SubassemblyRemovaland Replacement Chapter 7 Internal Access Chapter 8 Major Subassemblies Chapter 9 Storage Devices...

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Page 79: ...C wall outlet This connection provides the ground path necessary to protect internal system components from harmful static discharges Inside the system unit be sure that the power supply wiring harnes...

Page 80: ...he power supply primary Do not attempt to service the power supply under these conditions Disconnect the AC power cord prior to handling the power supply When servicing any other system component the...

Page 81: ...5 Attach a wrist strap to your wrist and to the metal casing of the power supply See Section 7 2 Attaching the Wrist Strap Warning When you are finished servicing parts inside the system unit be sure...

Page 82: ...ely around your wrist See Figure 7 3 Figure 7 3 Grounding the Wrist Strap to the Power Supply 2 Peel the liner from the copper foil at the opposite end of the wrist strap and attach that end to the to...

Page 83: ...power supply 2 Align the cover hinge tabs with the tab slots on the bottom front of the system chassis Carefully lower the cover making sure that the hinge hooks remain inside their respective slots F...

Page 84: ...Phillips screw that secures the lock block to the cover See Figure 7 5 4 Tighten the captive Phillips screw in the upper right corner of the rear panel See Figure 7 5 Caution Do not use a power drive...

Page 85: ...ed to a power outlet hazardous AC voltage is still present in the power supply primary Do not attempt to service the power supply under these conditions Disconnect the AC power cord prior to handling...

Page 86: ...and power off the system See Section 6 1 Powering Off the System 2 Disconnect the external power cord from the rear panel of the system unit and from the wall outlet 3 Remove the cover See Section 7...

Page 87: ...d the chassis front to free it from the chassis mounts See Figure 8 1 8 Lift the power supply out of the chassis and disconnect the DC power harness labeled P1 from the keyed connector on the rear of...

Page 88: ...harness labeled P1 to the rear of the power supply See Figure 8 2 Figure 8 2 Connecting the DC Power Harness to the Power Supply 3 Lower the power supply into the chassis at an angle so that the DC po...

Page 89: ...10 Power on the system See Section 6 2 Powering On the System 8 2 Speaker LED Assembly The system power LED is located at one end of the speaker LED cable To replace the power LED or the speaker cable...

Page 90: ...tic tabs that hold them in place See Figure 8 3 6 Disconnect the speaker LED connector from the system board See Figure 8 3 Figure 8 3 Speaker Power LED Cable Connections 7 Carefully free the speaker...

Page 91: ...of the LED light pipe 2 Press the LED cable between the tabs to secure it in place See Figure 8 4 Figure 8 4 Routing the LED Cable 3 Route the LED cable between the diskette drive bracket and the cha...

Page 92: ...er is held in place by three tabs two tabs are at the base of the cover and one tab is near the top of the cover see Figure 8 5 1 Shut down and power off the system See Section 6 1 Powering Off the Sy...

Page 93: ...er cover and remove the speaker cover Caution Use care when working near or handling the speaker to avoid damaging the speaker surface Do not touch the diaphragm with tools or your fingers Grasp the s...

Page 94: ...secure the speaker to the system chassis See Figure 8 6 Save the screws for installing the replacement speaker Figure 8 6 Removing the Speaker 9 Hold the speaker in one hand and disconnect the two fas...

Page 95: ...eaker end of the speaker LED cable through the speaker opening in the chassis wall 2 Unpack the replacement speaker 3 Slide the fast on connectors at the end of the speaker LED cable onto the terminal...

Page 96: ...See Section 6 2 Powering On the System 8 4 SCSI Backplane SCSI termination for internal drives is provided automatically by the SCSI backplane 8 4 1 Removing the SCSI Backplane The hard drive s conne...

Page 97: ...secure the SCSI backplane to its plastic mounting bracket See Figure 8 8 Remove the SCSI backplane from the system unit chassis Disconnect SCSI data SCSI backplane SCSI backplane mounting bracket Sque...

Page 98: ...bag and place it on an antistatic surface 2 Position the backplane and bracket assembly so that the tabs on all four corners of the mounting bracket align with the corresponding slots in the chassis w...

Page 99: ...and replace the system s internal storage devices and related cables Hard Disk Drive page 9 2 CD ROM Drive page 9 7 Diskette Drive page 9 9 Internal SCSI Data Cable page 9 16 Peripherals DC Power Har...

Page 100: ...connector that connects to the SCSI backplane in the system unit chassis A specially designed handle fastened to the drive speeds drive removal and installation Note Do not remove the handle from the...

Page 101: ...t power up The top drive becomes SCSI address 1 at power up SCSI termination for internal drives is provided automatically by the SCSI backplane Caution Once a hard drive has been installed in the SPA...

Page 102: ...6 to remove the bottom disk drive if necessary 9 1 2 Replacing a Hard Disk Drive Note No jumper settings are required for the hard drives 1 Remove the replacement drive from its antistatic shipping ba...

Page 103: ...t See Figure 9 3 Do not force the handle If the handle does not move easily into the latched position connecting the drive to the SCSI backplane remove the drive and try again When lowered the drive b...

Page 104: ...eplacing a Hard Disk Drive 5 Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to reinstall the top disk drive if necessary 6 Detach the wrist strap and replace the cover See Chapter 7 Internal Access 7 Power on the system See Se...

Page 105: ...To disengage the CD ROM drive push it toward the edge of the chassis See Figure 9 4 The CD ROM drive is installed above the diskette drive 4 Disconnect the SCSI data DC power and audio cables from the...

Page 106: ...5 Jumpers should be present for SCSI address 6 jumpers ID4 and ID2 set and Term power should be set all other jumpers should be removed Note If you are adding the CD ROM drive ensure that no external...

Page 107: ...ette Drive The diskette drive is located under the CD ROM drive adjacent to the power supply In order to remove or install the diskette drive you must first remove the CD ROM drive if it is present Fi...

Page 108: ...kette Drive Location 9 3 1 Removing the Diskette Drive 1 Shut down and power off the system See Section 6 1 Powering Off the System 2 Remove the cover and attach a wrist strap See Chapter 7 Internal A...

Page 109: ...remove the CD ROM filler panel as shown in Figure 9 8 If the CD ROM drive is installed remove it See Section 9 2 1 Removing the CD ROM Drive if you need to remove the CD ROM drive Figure 9 8 Removing...

Page 110: ...filler panel as shown in Figure 9 8 If the diskette drive is installed push the diskette drive toward the center of the chassis to disengage it Do not push on the drive s front bezel You may need to u...

Page 111: ...ive bracket Holding the drive in one hand detach the diskette data and DC power cables from the drive with your other hand See Figure 9 10 Figure 9 10 Removing the Diskette Drive 6 Lift the diskette d...

Page 112: ...hand and lower it far enough into the chassis to connect the cables to the back of the drive 3 Attach the diskette data cable and the DC power cable labeled P4 to the drive connectors See Figure 9 11...

Page 113: ...replace the CD ROM drive filler panel See Figure 9 8 If you need to install the CD ROM drive see Section 9 2 2 Replacing the CD ROM Drive 7 Detach the wrist strap and replace the cover See Chapter 7...

Page 114: ...ss 4 Unplug the DC power SCSI data diskette data speaker LED and CD ROM audio cables from the system board See Figure 9 12 You may need to remove an SBus card to access the audio connector See Section...

Page 115: ...of the chassis See Figure 9 13 Figure 9 13 Rear Panel Captive Screws 6 Pull the board out of the back of the chassis until it clears the plastic card guide See Figure 9 14 Place the board on an antis...

Page 116: ...rly The markers are a part number on a tape and three connector labels P1 P2 and P3 When properly installed the P1 cable of the assembly connects to the SCSI backplane with the part number aligned bet...

Page 117: ...ard into the card guide Lift the rear of the board slightly and slide it along the card guide until it is fully inserted See Figure 9 16 Speaker LED Diskette data connector SCSI data connector Speaker...

Page 118: ...board See Figure 9 15 Thread the SCSI data cable through the metal cable clips on the chassis wall after it is plugged in to the system board 6 Reinstall the SBus card if necessary See Section 11 1 2...

Page 119: ...pherals DC Power Harness 1 Shut down and power off the system See Section 6 1 Powering Off the System 2 Detach all external cables from the rear panel including the power cord 3 Remove the cover and a...

Page 120: ...ons 5 Loosen the two captive Phillips screws that secure the system board to the rear of the chassis See Figure 9 19 Figure 9 19 Rear Panel Captive Screws Speaker LED Diskette data connector connector...

Page 121: ...the System Board 7 Remove the CD ROM drive if present See Section 9 2 1 Removing the CD ROM Drive 8 Disconnect the DC power harness from the diskette drive 9 Free the SCSI data cable from the metal ca...

Page 122: ...r supply See Section 8 1 1 Removing the Power Supply 13 Disconnect the DC power harness labeled P1 from the power supply and remove the harness from the system chassis Speaker LED Diskette data connec...

Page 123: ...te data cable and secured under the first metal cable clip on the chassis floor 1 Route the power supply harness labeled P1 through the metal cable clips on the chassis wall See Figure 9 21 The two co...

Page 124: ...See Figure 9 22 Figure 9 22 Replacing the System Board 9 Reconnect the DC power diskette data SCSI data speaker LED and the audio cables to the system board See Figure 9 21 Thread the SCSI data cable...

Page 125: ...ernal Access 14 Reconnect all external cables to the rear panel 15 Power on the system See Section 6 2 Powering On the System 9 6 Diskette Data Cable 9 6 1 Removing the Diskette Data Cable 1 Shut down...

Page 126: ...then remove it from the system chassis Figure 9 24 System Board Cable Routing 9 6 2 Replacing the Diskette Data Cable 1 Route the replacement cable in the same manner as the defective cable that you j...

Page 127: ...Internal Access 6 Power on the system See Section 6 2 Powering On the System 9 7 CD ROM Audio Cable 9 7 1 Removing the CD ROM Audio Cable 1 Shut down and power off the system See Section 6 1 Powering...

Page 128: ...moving an SBus Card 5 Carefully note how the CD ROM audio cable is routed and remove it from the system chassis Figure 9 26 CD ROM Audio Connector on the System Board 9 7 2 Replacing the CD ROM Audio...

Page 129: ...the CD ROM audio cable to the audio connector on the CD ROM drive See Figure 9 25 4 Reinstall the SBus card if necessary See Section 11 1 2 Replacing an SBus Card 5 Detach the wrist strap and replace...

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Page 131: ...Part 5 SystemBoard Chapter 10 System Board Overview Chapter 11 System Board and Component Replacement...

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Page 133: ...handling the system board It also shows the layout of the system board and identifies the replaceable components of the system board Damage Prevention page 10 2 Handling System Boards and Assemblies p...

Page 134: ...t be set to Standby and the AC power cord must remain plugged in to ensure a proper ground Caution Surfaces are hot and may cause personal injury if touched Avoid contact Caution The system board and...

Page 135: ...System Board Components The following system board components are replaceable DSIMMs S24 card SBus cards NVRAM System board Chapter 11 System Board and Component Replacement describes how to remove a...

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Page 137: ...ment 11 This chapter describes how to remove replace and configure the SPARCstation 5 system board and its replaceable parts SBus Cards page 11 2 S24 Frame Buffer Card page 11 8 DSIMMs page 11 13 Syst...

Page 138: ...system unit If you need to remove an SBus card temporarily and you do not have a replacement card try to find an extractor from some other source If an extractor is not available place both thumbs ben...

Page 139: ...the extractor slightly to the outside until the hook clears the hole in the SBus card See Figure 11 3 b Remove the other side of the extractor which should come out easily without bending it Place the...

Page 140: ...SBus card See Figure 11 4 Use two extractors for a double width card Figure 11 4 Installing the SBus Card Extractor 6 Hold both ends of the card extractor Pull upward slowly until the connector is det...

Page 141: ...e Figure 11 3 b Remove the other side of the extractor which should come out easily without bending 8 Place the faulty SBus card on an antistatic surface Do not confuse it with the replacement card 11...

Page 142: ...n the rear panel See Figure 11 7 Figure 11 7 Inserting the SBus Card 4 Carefully align the SBus card connector with the socket on the system board Press the corners of the card to push the connector i...

Page 143: ...the SBus Card Retainers 5 Push the card retainers forward to clamp down the SBus card See Figure 11 8 6 Detach the wrist strap and replace the cover See Chapter 7 Internal Access 7 Power on the syste...

Page 144: ...ily and you do not have a replacement card try to find an extractor from some other source If an extractor is not available push the card retainers back and place both thumbs beneath the corners of th...

Page 145: ...e The card s protective packaging makes a good antistatic surface See Figure 11 10 to identify the card extractor 4 Locate the defective S24 card and push the card retainers back from the edge of the...

Page 146: ...r Card 7 Continue to lift the extractor while lowering the opposite end of the card to free it from the back panel Place the faulty S24 card on an antistatic surface 11 2 2 Replacing an S24 Frame Buff...

Page 147: ...an angle to the rear panel insert the tabs on the card backplate into the corresponding slots on the rear panel See Figure 11 12 4 Carefully align the S24 card connector with the AFX Bus slot on the s...

Page 148: ...d retainers forward to clamp down the S24 card See Figure 11 13 Figure 11 13 Closing the Card Retainers 6 Detach the wrist strap and replace the cover See Chapter 7 Internal Access 7 Power on the syst...

Page 149: ...n is 256 Mbytes using eight 32 Mbyte DSIMMs Caution DSIMMs installed in your system must have been specifically designed to operate in it Do not remove DSIMMs from a different Sun system and install t...

Page 150: ...Remove the cover and attach a wrist strap See Chapter 7 Internal Access 3 Place an antistatic surface next to the system 4 Locate the slot for the DSIMM you need to remove See Figure 11 14 Figure 11...

Page 151: ...Ejecting a DSIMM 6 Holding the DSIMM by its edges remove it from the slot and place it on an antistatic surface 11 3 2 Replacing a DSIMM 1 Carefully remove the new DSIMM from its protective packaging...

Page 152: ...notches at the bottom of the DSIMM line up with the two tabs in the DSIMM connector Note Slot J0300 the one closest to the rear panel must always contain a DSIMM If you combine different capacity DSIM...

Page 153: ...and replace the cover See Chapter 7 Internal Access 7 Power on the system See Section 6 2 Powering On the System 8 Watch for the system banner to verify that the new memory is recognized by the syste...

Page 154: ...er and attach a wrist strap See Chapter 7 Internal Access 4 Remove all SBus cards See Section 11 1 1 Removing an SBus Card 5 Remove all DSIMMs See Section 11 3 1 Removing a DSIMM 6 Remove the NVRAM Se...

Page 155: ...s that secure the system board to the rear of the chassis See Figure 11 19 Figure 11 19 System Board Captive Screws Speaker LED Diskette data connector connector SCSI data connector DC power connector...

Page 156: ...g the System Board The serial port jumpers are preset for RS 423 mode See Section 11 4 3 Setting Jumpers if you need to change the jumpers on the system board to RS 232 1 Install the new system board...

Page 157: ...t is fully inserted Figure 11 21 Installing the System Board 2 Tighten the two captive Phillips screws that secure the board to the rear of the chassis See Figure 11 22 Do not overtighten these screws...

Page 158: ...all the SBus cards in the same locations on the new system board 5 Detach the wrist strap and replace the cover See Chapter 7 Internal Access 6 Reconnect all external cables to the rear panel 7 Power...

Page 159: ...nent Replacement 11 23 11 3 Use needlenose pliers to move both serial port jumpers from position B to position A See Figure 11 23 Figure 11 23 Setting the Serial Port Jumpers B B A A J 1 6 0 2 J 1 6 0...

Page 160: ...e Chapter 7 Internal Access 3 If an SBus card is installed in the center SBus slot remove it See Section 11 1 1 Removing an SBus Card 4 Locate the NVRAM chip on the system board See Figure 11 24 Figur...

Page 161: ...hes on the socket and chip are aligned properly The carrier is keyed so that the NVRAM can be installed only one way 3 Push the NVRAM chip into the carrier until it sits tightly in the socket 4 Reinst...

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Page 163: ...Part 6 IllustratedPartsBreakdown Chapter 12 Illustrated Parts Breakdown...

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Page 165: ...provides an illustrated parts breakdown IPB of the major parts that comprise the SPARCstation 5 system and a list of customer replaceable units CRUs and their part numbers Illustrations of Selected C...

Page 166: ...strations of Selected CRUs Figure 12 1 through Figure 12 4 illustrate selected CRUs for the SPARCstation 5 system Figure 12 1 Selected CRUs in the System Unit Hard drives stacked CD ROM drive top Disk...

Page 167: ...Illustrated Parts Breakdown 12 3 12 Figure 12 2 Standard External Cables Keyboard cable AC power cord Twisted Pair Ethernet cable 13W3 video cable...

Page 168: ...station 5 Service Manual November 1996 12 Figure 12 3 Optional External Cables Figure 12 4 Microphone and Cable SCSI cable IBM parallel printer cable AUI Ethernet adapter cable Centronics parallel pri...

Page 169: ...8 Mbyte DSIMM Module 501 2470 2 32 Mbyte DSIMM Module 501 2471 3 NVRAM TOD 525 1369 4 Main Logic Board 0 Mbyte 70 MHz 501 2798 5 Main Logic Board 0 Mbyte 85 MHz 501 2799 6 Main Logic Board 0 Mbyte 85...

Page 170: ...ed Pair Ethernet Cable 530 1871 28 13W3 Video Cable 530 1870 29 IBM Parallel Printer Cable DB25 style 530 1861 30 Centronics Parallel Printer Cable 530 1857 31 AUI Ethernet Adapter Cable 530 2021 32 S...

Page 171: ...Part 7 Appendixes Glossary Index Appendix A System Specifications Appendix B SPARCstation 5 Input Output Connectors Appendix C SCSI Targeting Appendix D FORTH Diagnostics Glossary Index...

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Page 173: ...contains SPARCstation 5 system specifications including physical specifications input power requirements and environmental requirements Physical Specifications page A 2 Input Power Requirements page...

Page 174: ...nent Height inches mm Width inches mm Depth inches mm Net Weight lbs kg System Unit 3 07 78 16 40 417 16 10 409 27 0 12 7 Keyboard 1 7 44 20 1 510 7 2 182 3 5 1 6 Mouse 2 0 50 4 0 100 3 0 80 0 3 0 14...

Page 175: ...noncondensing IEC 68 2 2 68 2 3 Altitude range 0 to 3000 meters 0 to 9840 feet 10 C to 40 C 50 F to 104 F IEC 68 2 40 68 2 41 Vibration 0 25 gravity g peak 5 500 Hz 3 perpendicular axes IEC 68 2 6 Sh...

Page 176: ...A 4 SPARCstation 5 Service Manual November 1996 A...

Page 177: ...he following connectors are described SCSI Connector External page B 2 Parallel Port Micro D Connector page B 3 Attachment Unit Interface AUI Micro D Connector page B 4 Twisted Pair Ethernet Connector...

Page 178: ...20 Ground 38 Termpower 3 Ground 21 Ground 39 Ground 4 Ground 22 Ground 40 Ground 5 Ground 23 Ground 41 Attention 6 Ground 24 Ground 42 Ground 7 Ground 25 Ground 43 Busy 8 Ground 26 Data 0 44 Acknowle...

Page 179: ...ro D Connector Pin Description Pin Description 1 Strobe_out_l 14 Auto_feed_out_l 2 Data 0 15 Errpr_in_l 3 Data 1 16 Init_out_l 4 Data 2 17 Select_in_l 5 Data 3 18 Ground 6 Data 4 19 Ground 7 Data 5 20...

Page 180: ...cro D Connector Table B 3 Pinout for Attachment Unit Interface AUI Micro D Connector Pin Description Pin Description 1 Transmit 14 Transmit 2 Receive 15 Receive 3 Collision 16 Collision 4 Power 17 Gro...

Page 181: ...t Connector Figure B 4 Twisted Pair Ethernet Connector Table B 4 Pinout for Twisted Pair Ethernet Connector Pin Description Pin Description 1 Transmit Data 5 N C 2 Transmit Data 6 Receive Data 3 Recei...

Page 182: ...ption Pin Description 1 N C 14 N C 2 Transmit Data TxD 15 Transmit Clock IN TRxC 3 Receive Data RxD 16 N C 4 Request to Send RTS 17 Receive Clock RTxC 5 Clear to Send CTS 18 N C 6 Data Set Ready DSR 1...

Page 183: ...ard Mouse Connector Note All signals are standard TTL levels The 5V supply is fuse protected Table B 6 Pinout for Keyboard Mouse Connector Pin Description Pin Description 1 Ground 5 Keyboard Out 2 Gro...

Page 184: ...ng of audio output B 7 2 Audio Line Out Connector This connector is used to connect the system audio output to a stereophonic amplifier and external loudspeakers Table B 7 Signals for the SPARCstation...

Page 185: ...ssette tape player to the system B 7 4 Microphone Connector This connector is used to connect the SunMicrophone II or other suitable microphone to the system Note The SPARCstation 5 microphone port ac...

Page 186: ...e connector is built into the SBus or S24 frame buffer card Figure B 8 13W3 Video Connector Table B 8 13W3 Video Connector Pin Assignments Pin Function I O Level A1 Red O Analog A2 Green O Analog A3 B...

Page 187: ...the SCSI chain a different SCSI target Each internal SCSI disk drive present in a SPARCstation 5 system is automatically assigned a SCSI target see Table C 1 and Table C 2 these targets are only assi...

Page 188: ...ed if present 3 Internal disk upper bay SCSI target automatically assigned if present 1 Internal CD ROM drive SCSI target factory configured 6 External disk drives 0 1 2 External tape drives 4 5 Exter...

Page 189: ...an orderly manner When the operating system or any other standalone program has already booted do not press Stop a to halt the system Abruptly aborting program execution may cause damage to data files...

Page 190: ...ating system See the documentation supplied with your operating system for instructions on how to halt it For Solaris 2 x SunOS 5 x systems type For Solaris 1 x SunOS 4 x systems type The operating sy...

Page 191: ...or specified device Examples test memory test memory test iommu sbus ledma le test net test floppy test floppy disk drive test net test net device specifier is an alias test scsi test scsi device spec...

Page 192: ...test program Tests are executed in order using the device tree viewed with the show devs command as reference Disks tapes and CD ROMs are not tested by test all D 1 3 watch clock This test reads a reg...

Page 193: ...one Ethernet interface may be connected at a time The system can automatically select which interface is connected and active The AUI port is first tested by transmitting packets and checking for no c...

Page 194: ...s Ethernet card installed in one of the system SBus slots watch net all will start by monitoring Ethernet transmissions detected by that card When you interrupt the test on that interface by pressing...

Page 195: ...t all iommu 0 100000000 sbus 0 10001000 ledma 5 8400010 le 5 8c00000 Using AUI Ethernet Interface Lance register test succeeded Internal loopback test succeeded External loopback test Lost Carrier tra...

Page 196: ...Bus speed in megahertz For example D 1 7 test memory All of the system main memory will be tested if the system diag switch parameter is true If the diag switch parameter is false this test uses the s...

Page 197: ...y whole number may be used up to 256 and if the number exceeds the amount of installed memory all the installed memory in the system is tested When the test memory diagnostic is running the number of...

Page 198: ...D 10 SPARCstation 5 Service Manual November 1996 D...

Page 199: ...adapter cable is connected boot To load the system software into memory and start the system running boot PROM A PROM chip on the system board that contains the boot code and a FORTH Monitor program...

Page 200: ...y DRAM chips Ecache External cache Cache that is located external to the microprocessor See also cache FORTH A high level programming language A major feature of FORTH is that user defined operators c...

Page 201: ...work for valid packets Pok Power ok A signal from the power supply that is activated after DC voltages have risen POST Power On Self Test The POST runs when you turn on the system power switch or rebo...

Page 202: ...op Storage Packs and External Storage Modules system Monitor See Monitor 1 or 2 terminal A character device that consists of a video display and keyboard that is used to type and display information A...

Page 203: ...ment 9 29 to 9 31 CD ROM drive 9 7 removal replacement 9 7 to 9 9 Centronics parallel printer cable 12 4 connector pin assignments audio connectors B 8 AUI connector B 4 keyboard mouse connector B 7 p...

Page 204: ...y 4 2 4 6 external options 1 6 F FORTH Toolkit 2 7 H hung system 6 3 halting 6 3 I IBM parallel printer cable 12 4 illustrated parts breakdown 12 1 to 12 6 input power requirements A 2 interior view o...

Page 205: ...o 11 17 NVRAM 11 24 to 11 25 power LED to 8 8 power supply 8 1 to 8 5 SBus card 11 2 to 11 7 SCSI backplane 8 12 to 8 14 SCSI data cable 9 16 to 9 21 speaker 8 8 to 8 12 system board 11 18 to 11 23 sy...

Page 206: ...8 test disk3 2 8 test floppy 2 8 test keyboard 2 9 test net 2 8 test net aui 2 8 test net tpe 2 8 test screen 2 8 test scsi 2 8 test tape 2 9 test tape0 2 9 test tape1 2 9 test ttya 2 9 test ttyb 2 9...

Page 207: ...96 Added 110 MHz main logic board 2 Gbyte disk Changes for the new chassis that accommodates the 1 6 inch CD ROM drive and the 0 5 inch diskette drive 802 7085 10 November 1996 Updated to include the...

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