[rescue] replacing an Ultra2

Lionel Peterson lionel4287 at verizon.net
Thu Apr 19 08:41:49 CDT 2007


>From: wa2egp at att.net
>Date: 2007/04/18 Wed PM 10:22:43 CDT
>To: The Rescue List <rescue at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [rescue] replacing an Ultra2

>> these are much longer than on an Ultra 5.  the ones used in the big purple
>> UltraSPARC III cpu and also in the memory expansion connector in the E420R
>> (and i'm assuming the Ultra 80 since they have the same motherboard).  the
>> connectors have jack screws to extract and install the mating half of the
>> connector and i presume that there is a close limit of the torque required
>> to make a reliable connection and enough to destroy the connector so they
>> provide a torque wrench (of sorts) if you don't have the professional tool
>> to do it.
>> 
>> -ron
>
>Hmmmm....... I filled up my 80 with four CPUs and maxed out the memory and
>didn't mung up a thing.  I used the torque wrench supplied..I mean, why not
>they put it right there!  I guess if the teaching gig doesn't work out, 
>I could be a tech. :)

No, you're too qualified ;^)

Lionel



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