[Sunhelp] RE: Sparc Server4/490

[Rick Copeland]

Wendell,

Thanks for responding, sounds like you have some experiance with these
machines!  The following list is how the boards are in my 4/490:

1. DATARAM 64701  (set to 0)
2. 501-1333 ecc 32meg (set to 2)
3. empty
4. 501-1381 cpu
5. 501-1532 cgsix (piggy back)
6. 501-1217 SCSI
7. 501-1333 ecc 32meg (set to 1)
8. empty
9. 501-1539 IPI-2 controller
10. thru 16. empty

I have tried to connect up a known good 19 color monitor to the system but I
get a single line of garbage on the screen.  I have also consoled into the
serial port "A" with my laptop, all the tests come back OK (POST) except at
the end it shows that there is no memory (shows all zeros).  The DATARAM
board is a second source memory board that was in the machine when I got it
and has not been moved.  It has a total of 128 megs (32 x 4meg simms).

I will have to check out the jumpers on the backplane when I get home.

Thanks,

Rick Copeland


-----Original Message-----
From: Wendell Melrose <wendell_melrose at anadarko.COM>
To: 'sunhelp at sunhelp.org' <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
Date: Thursday, May 20, 1999 11:53 AM
Subject: [Sunhelp] RE: Sparc Server4/490


> Info on slot assignment is as follows:
> cpu board in slot 4, memory boards in slot1, slot7, slot2,
> slot6, slot3 and in slot 5.  The bg3 & iack jumpers are always
> "in" for the memory slots.  The slot that has the 4400
> cpu board installed should have both of these jumpers "out".
> These jumpers are on the backplane slots wiring side.
> The 4400 memory board has these part #'s 501-1333  (32mb ECC)
>and 502-1721 (128mb ECC).  The  top two led's on
> these mem. bds should be off.. red indicates uncorrectable
> error.   Green led (2nd from bottom) indicates ok. Be sure
> that you do have a memory board jumpered for board 0.
> You didn't say if you were getting any monitor display or??
> You should be able to get  tty data output on serial portA
> if you put the normal /diag switch in 'diag' and cycle AC power
> or reset the cpu bd.  The cg5 color framebuffer vme card
> is shown in slot9 ,  scsi vme cards in slot6,  smd disk vme
> controller cards in the end slots.. you cannot have the bg3
> and iack jumpers off  the backplane empty slots.. all slots
> with vme controllers  must have these jumpers removed.
> Have fun!
> wendell_melrose at anadarko.com
> .
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Rick Copeland [SMTP:rcopeland at corp.jps.net]
>> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 1999 11:12 AM
>> To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
>> Subject: [Sunhelp] Sparc Server 490 questions
>>
>> I recently picked up a Sparc Server 490 and need to know what the right
>> slots are for the boards.  I have powered it up but it does not see the
>> memory board and I think that there may be a placement problem.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Rick Copeland
>>
>
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