[SunHELP] Is my Sparcstation 10 dead?

[Peter Stokes]

Hi

You really need to connect  to the serial port to determine what is
going on. For that you will need a null modem cable and either a
terminal or PC using terminal emulation eg hyperterm. That should give
you full diag output. I would in the first instance suspect either the
NVRAM or the memory has a problem.

Peter


On Fri, 2004-02-06 at 08:05, Valery Yankin wrote:
> Hello guys!
> 
> I am writing here because you are my last hope. Nobody has been able to help
> me. I have a Sparcstation 10 machine. It arrived to me with the following
> note:
> - it was reported to work before being powered off and transported to my
> apartment;
> - it was dropped during the transportation
> 
> I opened the machine and inspected its insides. Though the rear panel bore
> traces of damage, it was only superficial. Inside, nothing seemed to be
> damaged. I tried to power the machine on with a plugged keyboard, it beeped,
> keyboard lights flashed, some time later the light on the front panel lit up
> and then nothing happened. The monitor didn't light up, nothing.
> 
> I read Sun's troubleshooting guide and followed it. Before turning the power
> on I held Stop+D buttons to see what would happen. As said in the Sun's
> troubleshooting guide, Caps lock should be flashing when the machine was
> doing hardware self-testing. And it did, so I thought the main board and
> Mbus CPU module were more or less all right.
> 
> I thought the frame buffer device could be out of order so I brought it in
> my office and plugged in a working Sparcstation 5. It worked.
> 
> Now I don't have the slightest idea of what might be the cause. Is the main
> board dead? Maybe someone has some hints as to how to detect the reason for
> this trouble? I am a newbie in Sun hardware, and I need your advice and help
> badly.
> 
> Thank you guys in advance.
> 
> Valery
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