[SunHELP] Re: Ultra 1 trouble installing Solaris 9

[austin wood]

Hi, I just checked, and you were right, the CPU fan had failed.  I wired
up a new fan, but I am still getting the error.  Is it possible that
damage has already been done to CPU since it was running without a fan?

Thanks,
-austin


> if your ultra1 has a fan on the CPU, make sure that it's spinning, if
> there is no fan, it should have a TALL heatsink. the fans frequently fail on
> ultra 1's and the SUN fix for that was a Field Change order that swapped
> out the mainboard for one with a taller heatsink, and thin plastic ducting
> that made it where the power-supply fans supplied the moving air (pulled
> air through the heatsink)