[SunHELP] SPARC Server 20...

[Kevin Stevens]

On Tuesday, February 12, 2002, at 07:41 , Michael Vang wrote:

> My "new" SPARCserver 20 died this morning...
>
> ***********************************************************************
>           SMCC SPARCstation 10/20 UP/MP POST version VRV3.45 (09/11/95)
>
>
> CPU_#0       TI, STP1021APGA(2.x)       1Mb External cache
> CPU_#2       TI, STP1021APGA(2.x)       1Mb External cache
>
> CPU_#1       ******* NOT installed *******
> CPU_#3       ******* NOT installed *******
>
>
>>>>>> Power On Self Test (POST) is running .... <<<<<
>
>
> CPU_00000000 >> error: dw stream data reg
>     asi 2, addr 01c00000, exp 80000000 80000004, obs 80000000 00000004
>
> ***********************************************************************
>
> My guess is it overheated when I ran my "validation suite"...
>

> Oh well... I've contacted the guy I bought it from to return it... I
> don't anticipate any trouble, but just to be safe, do you think I
> followed all the necessary precautions to prevent something like this
> from happening? I feel that I should be able to run *any* program
> without worrying about overloading the system to the point it locks up
> or catches on fire...

FWIW, I ran a SS20 with dual Ross 125MHz CPUs, a VSIMM, four slots of 
memory, an SBUS Le0 card, an SBUS Le0/SCSI card, and two internal hard 
drives in an unairconditioned house (ambient up to 95F), running Seti on 
both processors, for a year with no problem!

So no, I don't think you did anything out of line - and in fact I doubt 
it was heat per se that killed it (though I certainly don't recommend 
stressing it as I did).

KeS