[SunHELP] Sparcstation 20 Crashes

[Melinda Taylor]

Yeah there is no prtdiag on the sun4m systems. 

Is it possible to buy replacement power supplies for the sun
boxes? Esp. ones so old?

Thanks for all your advice so far.

Melinda :)



On Sun, 21 Jan 2001 blake.r.matheny at mail.sprint.com wrote:

> That only works on sun4u systems. The sparc 20 is a sun4m box. At least 
> as far as I know, I could be wrong.
> -Blake
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> From: walubank [mailto:walubank at hotmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 1:49 AM
> To: sunhelp
> Cc: walubank
> Subject: Re: [SunHELP] Sparcstation 20 Crashes
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> First, you can run this command # /usr/platform/`uname -i`/sbin/prtdiag 
> -v          This command will tell if there is any error in the system, 
> if no error, check the powersupply by replacing it. If the system still 
> crash, you may need to change the cpu. Sometime you need to try couple 
> of stuff.
> Wally
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> >From: Melinda Taylor 
> >Reply-To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org 
> >To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org 
> >Subject: [SunHELP] Sparcstation 20 Crashes 
> >Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 10:40:33 +1100 (EST) 
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> >Hello, 
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> >One of our servers, a Sparcstation 20, after years of being reliable 
> >has begun to crash continuously. I have not changed any setting or 
> >software on this machine recently so I don't think it is software 
> >related. 
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> >Also everytime it crashed, I go in to check on it, it is an 
> >airconditioned room and the plastic case is too hot to touch. 
> >All the fans in the case seem to be working but it just seems 
> >to be overheating which I presume causes the crash. 
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> >DO you think the machine is just past its use by date? 
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> >I have removed all external disks from this machine so it 
> >is jusst down to the basics... 
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> >has anyone ever had a similar problem? 
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> >Thanks, 
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> >Melinda 
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