Sun Microsystems Sun Blade 100, Service Manual

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Chapter 1 Product Description 1-5
1.3 System Description
System components are housed in a desktop-style enclosure. Overall chassis
dimensions for the Sun Blade 100 system are listed in the following table.
System electronics are contained on a single plug-in printed circuit board
(motherboard). The motherboard contains the CPU, memory modules, system
control application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC), and I/O ASICs. The
motherboard plugs into a riser board that provides the system power and Integrated
Drive Electronics (IDE) hard drive data interface. The following figures illustrate the
Sun Blade 100 system front and back views.
FIGURE 1-2
Front Panel Overview
1. Power switch
2. Power-indicator LED
3. Smart card reader (see note below)
4. 3.5-inch drive bay (optional diskette drive shown)
5. 5.25-inch drive bay (optional DVD-ROM drive shown)
Note –
Although the smart card reader is physically configured in the Sun Blade 100
workstation at introduction, the driver support necessary to make the reader
functional is not available in the Solaris release preinstalled on this system. The
smart card reader driver support will be made available in a future Solaris release.
TABLE 1-2
Sun Blade 100 System Physical Dimensions
Unit Width Height Depth
Sun Blade 100 desktop
enclosure 17.52 inches
(44.5 cm) 4.65 inches
(11.8 cm) 18.00 inches
(45.7 cm)
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