[rescue] E250 temperatures

Joshua Boyd jdboyd at jdboyd.net
Fri Apr 11 21:57:48 CDT 2008


On Apr 11, 2008, at 10:49 PM, Patrick Giagnocavo wrote:

> Joshua Boyd wrote:
>> I just noticed that the thermal error light was lit on my e250  
>> running
>> solaris 10.  A quick login, and prtdiag shows:
>> System Temperatures (Celsius):
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>
> If you can, get either a PCI-powered fan or one that fits in a slot  
> blank but is powered by the 5V molex connector - either kind will  
> exhaust hot air out the back.  I am assuming you have already  
> checked for dust, and for perhaps a stray ribbon cable blocking  
> needed airflow.

When I move it away from the UPS, I will certainly open it to vacuum  
out dust.  I did vacuum the machine out already this year though.

I can look at a PCI fan, but the machine had three big fans across  
the middle of the case (front to back middle), and a lot of vent  
holes over top of the PCI slots.



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