[SunRescue] Re: FS SPARCenter 2000E System Board

[Adam Skaffloth]

There was a lot happening with the SC2000/SC2000E over the years.
The main difference between 2000 and 2000E is a 40MHz Bus or a 50MHz Bus.
But also the 2000E was in different versions, the cooling system was
changed,
and it was delivered with different air baffle system to be able to cool
the new SM81-2 SuperSparc II Processors.
Also the newer version needed more Power than the previous one, so it has
different Power Supply System
than the previous ones.

Look in the Field Engineers Handbook to check.
I think Chassis made after 1996 is safe to be running fully equiped.
That also have 4 Cooling Fan (or Blower as the name it) instead of one.
If one fail the system would be able to handle the cooling still.

You can upgrade the Control Board and the System Board to get to 50 MHz,
you can not mix 40 and 50 MHz Boards, neither have different Processor
Modules on a 2000E.
You can still use the same Memory.

I change made also is the Auto-NVRAM System to select Master Board and
update the Controller NVRAM.
You should at least have a boot prom of 2.27 or higher. There is a Y2K
problem in a POST routine that
is cosmetic that was changed in Ver 2.31.

SS1000(e)/SS2000(e) are using the same Boot PROMs.

/ Adam Skaffloth

>Michael S. Schiller wrote:
>
>Ken: (and/or anyone else on the list!)
>
>I was under the impression that the CPU cards, and the controller card WERE
to
>only parts that were different? Are there other parts?
>
>The real question I have is would I have to get rid of my existing 3 cpu
>cards, or could I use all 6 cards?
>
>-Mike
>
>Ken Hansen wrote:
>
>> The whole server is available, so you could probably get *all* the
>> SC2000E-specific parts from him.
>>
>> Ken
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Michael S. Schiller" <schiller at agrijag.com>
>> To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2001 6:41 PM
>> Subject: Re: [SunRescue] Re: FS SPARCenter 2000E System Boards
>>
>> > Does anyone know, if I can buy these cards from this person, as well as
>> the
>> > control card to effectively make my SC2000 into a SC200E can I still
use
>> my
>> > existing cpu cards, or are they incompatible with the 2000E? If I could
>> still
>> > use them, that would be really cool. Or, if I can't, could I use these
>> cards
>> > with my current controller card to keep the machine a SC2000?
>> >
>> > -Mike
>> >
>> > Ken Hansen wrote:
>> >
>> > > Those are 32 Meg DIMMs and SM81-2 CPUs on those boards.
>> > >
>> > > I don't think you can get any denser memorey or faster CPUs for that
>> > > platform...
>> > >
>> > > Too bad I don't have a SPARCCenter 2000E that needs more "umph"...
>> > >
>> > > Ken
>> > > "Alex Rishea" <andromeda at sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> > > news:3B0695ED.5C5BEF2B at sympatico.ca...
>> > > > SPARCenter 2000E server parts
>> > > >
>> > > > Three System Boards  $280.00 CDN $200.00USF
>> > > >   All fully populated with 16 SIMM modules. I am not sure how many
MB
>> in
>> > > > each SIMM.
>> > > >   The SIMMs are Texas Instruments 300mil Z496SUN72, stickers
>> > > > say "Z496SUN72  80LC  9607/514002", the bar code sticker says
>> > > > "50121968101xxxx", the last four numbers vary.
>> > > >
>> > > > System Board 1 - 5012999002050
>> > > > with two Super SPAC II processors 501309823000070 and
>> > > > 501309823000472
>> > > > Includes 4 cards:
>> > > > 50 pin SCSI DB50 connection card
>> > > > Wide SCSI Differential card
>> > > > 10/100BaseT Ethernet card
>> > > > FDDI lazer card
>> > > >
>> > > > System Board 2 - 5012718006290
>> > > > with two Super SPAC II processors 501302223005375 and
>> > > > 501302223005796
>> > > > Includes 3 cards:
>> > > > 50 pin SCSI DB50 connection card
>> > > > 10/100BaseT Ethernet card
>> > > > FDDI lazer card
>> > > >
>> > > > System Board 3 - 5012999003332
>> > > > with two Super SPAC II processors 501302223006570 and
>> > > > 501302223005503
>> > > > Includes 3 cards:
>> > > > 10/100BaseT Ethernet card
>> > > > FDDI lazer card
>> > > > FDDI lazer card
>> > > >
>> > > > Other parts of the 2000E also available, make me an offer.
>> > > > The whole server $1,200.00 CDN  $850.00 USF
>> > > >
>> > > > Free delivery if you are in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and
surrounding
>> > > > municipalities.
>> > > >
>> > > > If you wish more information, you will get a faster response
>> > > > if you email me at:
>> > > > andromeda at sympatico.ca
>> > > > or give me a phone call at 416-744-6323 and leave a message.
>> > > >
>> > > > Have a good day.
>> > > >
>> > > > Alex Rishea
>> > > > Andromeda Computer Systems
>> > > > Voice (416) 744-6323
>> > > > FAX (416) 744-3343
>> > > > andromeda at sympatico.ca
>> > > >
>> > >
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