[Sunhelp] SPARCStation ELC doesn't boot...

Tue May 25 17:01:28 CDT 1999

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You probably have a bad system board. That is *EXTREMELY* common with the
ELC. Usually, it isn't the monitor portion that fails.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Gregory Leblanc [SMTP:GLeblanc at cu-portland.edu]
> Sent:	Tuesday, May 25, 1999 2:53 PM
> To:	Sun Help List (E-mail)
> Subject:	[Sunhelp] SPARCStation ELC doesn't boot...
> 
> I've been lurking for a while to see if you guys were as smart I thought.
> :-)  You certainly seem to be, so maybe you can help me get my Sun
> workstations running.  I've got an ELC that doesn't seem to boot.  The
> monitor seems to be dead, which is fine with me if I can just get it to
> boot.  I've hooked up an AUI transceiver and hooked it up to our network.
> I've watched it boot for about 10 minutes, and the TX light never even
> blinks, so I can't contact it.  What's the best way to see if I can get
> any
> boot messages since the monitor doesn't light up, and it doesn't seem to
> be
> talking to the network?  Thanks,
> 	Greg
> 
> Gregory Leblanc
> Concordia University
> Network Support Specialist
> 
> 
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[SMTP:GLeblanc at cu-portland.edu]
 Sent:   Tuesday, May 25, 1999 2:53 PM
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SPARCStation ELC doesn't boot...

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#C0C0C0" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">I've been lurking =
for a while to see if you guys were as smart I thought.</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#C0C0C0" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">:-)  You =
certainly seem to be, so maybe you can help me get my Sun</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#C0C0C0" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">workstations =
running.  I've got an ELC that doesn't seem to boot.  =
The</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#C0C0C0" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">monitor seems to be =
dead, which is fine with me if I can just get it to</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#C0C0C0" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">boot.  I've =
hooked up an AUI transceiver and hooked it up to our network.</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#C0C0C0" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">I've watched it =
boot for about 10 minutes, and the TX light never even</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#C0C0C0" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">blinks, so I can't =
contact it.  What's the best way to see if I can get any</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#C0C0C0" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">boot messages since =
the monitor doesn't light up, and it doesn't seem to be</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#C0C0C0" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">talking to the =
network?  Thanks,</FONT>
<BR>        <FONT COLOR=3D"#C0C0C0" =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Greg</FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#C0C0C0" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Gregory =
Leblanc</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#C0C0C0" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Concordia =
University</FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#C0C0C0" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Network Support =
Specialist</FONT>
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