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8-1

C H A P T E R

Removing and Replacing the
Motherboard and Related
Components

This chapter describes how to remove and replace the Sun Blade 150 motherboard
and motherboard components.

This chapter contains the following topics:

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Section 8.1, “CPU” on page 8-1

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Section 8.2, “NVRAM/TOD” on page 8-5

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Section 8.3, “DIMMs” on page 8-7

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Section 8.4, “PCI Card” on page 8-10

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Section 8.5, “Motherboard” on page 8-12

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Section 8.6, “Riser Board” on page 8-16

8.1

CPU

To remove and replace the CPU, proceed as follows.

8.1.1

Removing the CPU

1. Power off the system, remove the system cover, and attach an antistatic wrist strap

as described in Chapter 5.

Summary of Contents for SUN BLADE 150

Page 1: ...Microsystems Inc 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara CA 95054 U S A 650 960 1300 Send comments about this document to docfeedback sun com Sun Blade 150 Service Manual Part No 816 4379 10 June 2002 Revisio...

Page 2: ...LID Copyright 2002 Sun Microsystems Inc 4150 Network Circle Santa Clara California 95054 Etats Unis Tous droits r serv s Sun Microsystems Inc a les droits de propri t intellectuels relatants la techno...

Page 3: ...ents 1 6 2 SunVTS Overview 2 1 2 1 SunVTS Description 2 1 2 2 SunVTS Requirements 2 2 2 3 SunVTS References 2 2 3 Power On Self Test 3 1 3 1 POST Overview 3 1 3 2 How to Use POST 3 2 3 3 Pre POST Prep...

Page 4: ...4 1 Power On Failure 4 1 4 2 Video Output Failure 4 2 4 3 Hard Drive CD ROM or DVD ROM Drive Failure 4 2 4 4 Power Supply Test 4 4 4 5 DIMM Failure 4 5 4 6 OpenBoot PROM On Board Diagnostics 4 5 4 6 1...

Page 5: ...Precautions 5 2 5 3 1 Modification to Equipment 5 2 5 3 2 Placement of a Sun Product 5 3 5 3 3 Power Cord Connection 5 3 5 3 4 Electrostatic Discharge 5 3 5 3 5 Lithium Battery 5 4 5 4 Tools Required...

Page 6: ...tch LED Assembly 6 10 6 2 12 Replacing the Power Switch LED Assembly 6 12 6 3 Speaker Assembly 6 13 6 3 1 Removing the Speaker Assembly 6 13 6 3 2 Replacing the Speaker Assembly 6 15 6 4 Fan Assembly...

Page 7: ...1 Removing a DIMM 8 7 8 3 2 Replacing a DIMM 8 9 8 4 PCI Card 8 10 8 4 1 Removing a PCI Card 8 10 8 4 2 Replacing a PCI Card 8 11 8 5 Motherboard 8 12 8 5 1 Removing the Motherboard 8 12 8 5 2 Replaci...

Page 8: ...ments A 3 A 4 1 Clearance Requirements for Proper Cooling A 3 A 5 Reference Information A 4 A 5 1 IDE Cabling Configuration A 4 A 5 2 CD ROM and DVD ROM Jumper Settings A 5 A 5 3 CD Handling and Use A...

Page 9: ...ctors B 14 B 8 Video Connector B 15 C Functional Description C 1 C 1 System C 1 C 2 Motherboard C 3 C 3 Riser Board C 4 C 4 Jumper Descriptions C 5 C 5 Motherboard Components C 6 C 5 1 CPU C 6 C 5 2 I...

Page 10: ...h C 15 C 8 1 1 Powering on the System C 15 C 8 1 2 Interrupting the system C 15 C 8 1 3 Forcing the System to Power Off During Software Hang C 16 C 8 2 Power On and Power Off Circuitry C 16 C 8 2 1 Po...

Page 11: ...ergy Star Power Consumption Tier 1 C 26 C 12 1 2 Energy Star Tier 2 Guideline B C 26 C 12 2 USB C 26 D Special Procedures D 1 D 1 Disabling Power Management D 1 D 1 1 Disabling Hard Drive Power Manage...

Page 12: ...xii Sun Blade 150 Service Manual June 2002 E 2 5 Cabling E 4 E 2 6 Devices Supported E 4 E 2 7 Man Pages Available E 4 Glossary Glossary 1 Index Index 1...

Page 13: ...IGURE 6 2 Removing and Replacing the Diskette Drive Data Cable Assembly 6 4 FIGURE 6 3 Removing and Replacing the Diskette Drive Power Cable Assembly 6 5 FIGURE 6 4 Removing and Replacing the Primary...

Page 14: ...14 FIGURE 8 8 JP1 JP2 Jumper Settings for the Flash PROM 8 15 FIGURE 8 9 Removing and Replacing the Riser Board 8 17 FIGURE 9 1 Replacing the System Cover 9 2 FIGURE 9 2 System Power Switch 9 2 FIGUR...

Page 15: ...oard Layout Diagram Side 1 C 4 FIGURE C 4 Riser Board Layout Diagram Side 2 C 5 FIGURE C 5 External and Internal Serial Ports C 8 FIGURE C 6 Audio Circuit Functional Block Diagram C 9 FIGURE C 7 PROM...

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Page 17: ...stem Electrical Specifications A 2 TABLE A 3 Acoustic Specifications A 2 TABLE A 4 Sun Blade 150 System Environmental Requirements A 3 TABLE B 1 Power Supply Connector J501 Pin Assignments B 2 TABLE B...

Page 18: ...1 C 4 TABLE C 2 Riser Board Connectors Side 2 C 5 TABLE C 3 Clock Frequencies C 14 TABLE C 4 DIMMs Performance Range C 21 TABLE C 5 SDRAM size options DIMMs only C 21 TABLE C 6 DIMM Physical Memory Ad...

Page 19: ...utput Message 4 7 CODE EXAMPLE 4 5 OpenBoot Diagnostics Menu 4 9 CODE EXAMPLE 4 6 Reset Verification 4 10 CODE EXAMPLE 4 7 OpenBoot Diagnostics Menu 4 12 CODE EXAMPLE 4 8 OpenBoot Diagnostics Help Com...

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Page 21: ...providers ASPs and advanced computer system end users who have experience troubleshooting and replacing hardware About the Multimedia Links in This Manual Removal and replacement procedures for select...

Page 22: ...devices Chapter 8 provides procedures for removing and replacing the motherboard and related components Chapter 9 provides procedures for replacing the system cover and powering on the system Chapter...

Page 23: ...Blade 150 Getting Started Guide gives more information on how to use these documents Typographic Conventions Typeface Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands files and directories on screen...

Page 24: ...un technical documentation on the Web You can browse the docs sun com archive or search for a specific book title or subject at http docs sun com SunService Solution Center For answers to your technic...

Page 25: ...e are interested in improving our documentation and welcome your comments and suggestions You can email your comments to us at docfeedback sun com Please include the part number 816 4379 10 of your do...

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Page 27: ...the UltraSPARC IIi processor FIGURE 1 1 shows the Sun Blade 150 workstation This chapter contains the following topics Section 1 1 Product Overview on page 1 3 Section 1 2 Supported Sun Monitors on p...

Page 28: ...1 2 Sun Blade 150 Service Manual June 2002 FIGURE 1 1 Sun Blade 150 System...

Page 29: ...manual eject Smart card reader One optical drive CD ROM drive or DVD ROM drive Audio CD quality PCI connectors 33 MHz 32 bit peripheral component interconnect PCI Three long PCI connectors accept both...

Page 30: ...d 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 driv...

Page 31: ...n 1 5 FIGURE 1 2 Front Panel Overview 1 Power switch 2 Power indicator LED 3 Smart card reader 4 3 5 inch diskette drive 5 5 25 inch optical drive bay CD ROM or DVD ROM FIGURE 1 3 Back Panel Overview...

Page 32: ...ment part TABLE 1 3 Back Panel Description and Connector Symbols Item in Figure 1 3 Explanation Back Panel Symbol 1 Power connector 2 PCI card slot 3 33 MHz 2 PCI card slot 2 33 MHz 2 PCI card slot 1...

Page 33: ...Chapter 1 Product Description 1 7 FIGURE 1 4 Sun Blade 150 System Replaceable Parts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 14 16 17 18 19 20...

Page 34: ...8 256 Mbyte DIMM 256 Mbyte DIMM 8 512 Mbyte DIMM 512 Mbyte DIMM 9 Motherboard System main logic board 10 Fan assembly System cooling fan with cable 11 PCI card Generic PCI card 12 Riser board 3 slot P...

Page 35: ...ervers with customizable features to meet the varying requirements of many diagnostic situations Use SunVTS to validate a system during development production receiving inspection troubleshooting peri...

Page 36: ...SunVTS refer to the SunVTS documentation that corresponds to the Solaris software version that you are running The following list describes the contents of each SunVTS document SunVTS 4 x User s Guide...

Page 37: ...3 5 Section 3 5 Initializing POST on page 3 5 Section 3 6 Maximum and Minimum POST Levels on page 3 6 Section 3 7 POST Progress and Error Reporting on page 3 25 Section 3 8 Bypassing POST on page 3 2...

Page 38: ...iag switch NVRAM parameter is set to true and the diag level flag is set to either max or min Note If diag switch false POST is disabled If diag switch true and diag level max then POST runs in max mo...

Page 39: ...cable and you will need an empty PCI card slot to access the serial port See Appendix C FIGURE C 5 To set up a TIP connection proceed as follows 1 Connect the serial port of the tested system to the...

Page 40: ...disconnect the TIP connection as follows 1 Open another shell window at the second workstation 2 Type ps a to view the active TIP line and process ID PID number 3 Type the following to disconnect the...

Page 41: ...switch to true Set the diag level to either max or min Power cycle the system To set the diag switch to true and power cycle the system 1 At the system prompt type Note Type either min or max dependi...

Page 42: ...iag level variable to min before power cycling the system type To return to the default setting An example of a max level POST output at the serial port is provided in Section 3 6 1 diag level Variabl...

Page 43: ...Sun Grover POST 2 0 1 05 13 PM on 04 23 02 Processor Module Identification UltraSPARC IIe Phantom Version 1 3 Init POST BSS Init System BSS NVRAM Tests NVRAM Battery Detect Test NVRAM Scratch Addr Te...

Page 44: ...bytes DIMM 1 256 MBytes 0x10000000 bytes DIMM 2 256 MBytes 0x10000000 bytes DIMM 3 256 MBytes 0x10000000 bytes Found 4 DIMMs in bank 0 Bank 0 1024 MBytes DIMM0 is a 32M x 8 device DIMM1 is a 32M x 8 d...

Page 45: ...g Test CPU s IO Regs Test All Advanced CPU Tests DMMU Hit Miss Test IMMU Hit Miss Test DMMU Little Endian Test IU ASI Access Test FPU ASI Access Test Ecache Thrash Test All CPU Error Reporting Tests C...

Page 46: ...0x00000000 c0000000 Size 256 MBytes Init with 0x00000000 00000000 Memory Addr Check with Ecache Test Info 256MB at Dimm Slot 0 Start Addr 0x00000000 00800000 Size 248 MBytes Write 0xffffffff ffffffff...

Page 47: ...e 256 MBytes Write 0xffffffff ffffffff Read Write 0xaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa Read Write 0x55555555 55555555 Read Write 0x00000000 00000000 Read Info 256MB at Dimm Slot 3 Start Addr 0x00000000 c0000000 Size 2...

Page 48: ...ize 256 MBytes Info 256MB at Dimm Slot 3 Start Addr 0x00000000 c0000000 Size 256 MBytes Block Memory Check Test Info 256MB at Dimm Slot 0 Start Addr 0x00000000 00800000 Size 248 MBytes Write 0x3333333...

Page 49: ...ite 0x33333333 33333333 Read Write 0x55555555 55555555 Read Write 0xcccccccc cccccccc Read Write 0xaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa Read Info 256MB at Dimm Slot 3 Start Addr 0x00000000 c0000000 Size 256 MBytes Write...

Page 50: ...at Dimm Slot 3 Start Addr 0x00000000 c0000000 Size 256 MBytes ECC Blk Memory Test Info 256MB at Dimm Slot 0 Start Addr 0x00000000 00800000 Size 248 MBytes Write 0xa5a5a5a5 a5a5a5a5 Read Write 0x96969...

Page 51: ...5a5a5a5 Read Write 0x96969696 96969696 Read Write 0xbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbb Read Write 0xdddddddd dddddddd Read Info 256MB at Dimm Slot 3 Start Addr 0x00000000 c0000000 Size 256 MBytes Write 0xa5a5a5a5 a5a5...

Page 52: ...2 Clearing E Tags Done Clearing I D TLBs Done Probing Memory Done Clearing Memory Done MEM BASE 0000 0000 c000 0000 MEM SIZE 0000 0000 1000 0000 MMUs ON Copy Done PC 0000 01ff f000 297c PC 0000 0000 0...

Page 53: ...re Sun Blade 150 UltraSPARC IIe 650MHz Keyboard Present Copyright 1998 2002 Sun Microsystems Inc All rights reserved OpenBoot 4 6 1024 MB memory installed Serial 51602330 Ethernet address 0 3 ba 13 63...

Page 54: ...ry Bank 0 256 Megabytes Probing Memory Bank 1 256 Megabytes Probing Memory Bank 2 256 Megabytes Probing Memory Bank 3 256 Megabytes Probing pci 1f 0 Device 7 isa dma floppy parallel power serial seria...

Page 55: ...150 POST 2 0 1 05 13 PM on 04 23 02 Processor Module Identification UltraSPARC IIe Version 1 3 Init POST BSS Init System BSS NVRAM Tests NVRAM Battery Detect Test NVRAM Scratch Addr Test NVRAM Scratc...

Page 56: ...is a 32M x 8 device DIMM2 is a 32M x 8 device DIMM3 is a 32M x 8 device MC0 0x00000000 96a0cf06 MC1 0x00000000 80008000 MC2 0x00000000 cff0eeee MC3 0x00000000 00600b5f CPU MODULE upa_config is 0x00000...

Page 57: ...dr 0x00000000 00800000 Size 248 MBytes Init with 0x00000000 00000000 Info 256MB at Dimm Slot 1 Start Addr 0x00000000 40000000 Size 256 MBytes Init with 0x00000000 00000000 Info 256MB at Dimm Slot 2 St...

Page 58: ...Write 0xffffffff ffffffff Read Write 0xaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa Read Write 0x55555555 55555555 Read Write 0x00000000 00000000 Read Info 256MB at Dimm Slot 2 Start Addr 0x00000000 80000000 Size 256 MBytes Wri...

Page 59: ...0000 Size 256 MBytes Info 256MB at Dimm Slot 2 Start Addr 0x00000000 80000000 Size 256 MBytes Info 256MB at Dimm Slot 3 Start Addr 0x00000000 c0000000 Size 256 MBytes Status of this POST run PASS diag...

Page 60: ...ebus flashprom eeprom idprom Probing Memory Bank 0 256 Megabytes Probing Memory Bank 1 256 Megabytes Probing Memory Bank 2 256 Megabytes Probing Memory Bank 3 256 Megabytes Probing pci 1f 0 Device 7...

Page 61: ...to alert the user to a failure Copyright 1998 2002 Sun Microsystems Inc All rights reserved OpenBoot 4 6 1024 MB memory installed Serial 51602330 Ethernet address 0 3 ba 13 63 9a Host ID 8313639a CODE...

Page 62: ...cache Next Test Icache Predecode Test MCU Control Status Regs Init Initializing Memory and MC registers DIMM 0 128 MBytes 0x08000000 bytes DIMM 1 0 MBytes 0x00000000 bytes DIMM 2 0 MBytes 0x00000000 b...

Page 63: ...ve Once the defaults are reset all other OpenBoot PROM settings are permanently erased from the NVRAM If you are unsure if you need your old settings you may want to save your OpenBoot PROM settings t...

Page 64: ...nitializing Motherboard POST Removing the optional system components and retesting the system isolates the possibility that those components are the cause of the failure 1 Power off the system 2 Befor...

Page 65: ...Section 4 6 OpenBoot PROM On Board Diagnostics on page 4 5 Section 4 7 OpenBoot Diagnostics on page 4 8 4 1 Power On Failure This section provides examples of power on failure symptoms and suggested a...

Page 66: ...ction between the monitor and the video output connector on the system back panel 4 Check that the CPU is properly seated 5 If video still does not display on the monitor the monitor graphics card or...

Page 67: ...n page 4 7 is displayed which means that the system EIDE controller has successfully probed the device This is an indication that the motherboard is operating correctly If an optional hard drive is in...

Page 68: ...ent Replacement on page 9 1 Caution With the system cover removed and the system powered on there is unprotected access to voltage and energy levels that are potentially hazardous to equipment and per...

Page 69: ...agnostics the system must be at the ok prompt The OpenBoot PROM on board diagnostics are described as follows Section 4 6 1 Watch Clock Diagnostic on page 4 5 Section 4 6 2 Watch Net and Watch Net All...

Page 70: ...n X and an associated error description The watch net diagnostic is initialized by typing the watch net command at the ok prompt and the watch net all diagnostic is initialized by typing the watch net...

Page 71: ...obe ide command at the ok prompt The following code example shows the probe IDE diagnostic output message CODE EXAMPLE 4 3 Watch Net All Diagnostic Output Message ok watch net all pci 1f 0 network c 1...

Page 72: ...ality Note The OpenBoot Diagnostic test result data captured in the following code examples represent the test result data that is output when the system being tested is connected to a remote shell wi...

Page 73: ...Diagnostics Menu _____________________________________________________________________________ o b d i a g _________________________ ___________________________________________________ 1 SUNW m64B 0...

Page 74: ...MUs ON Copy Done PC 0000 01ff f000 298c PC 0000 0000 0000 29d0 Decompressing into Memory Done Size 0000 0000 0006 1780 ttya initialized Reset Control BXIR 0 BPOR 0 SXIR 0 SPOR 0 POR 1 Probing upa at 1...

Page 75: ...5 pci 1 Device 8 Nothing there Probing pci 1f 0 pci 5 pci 1 Device 9 Nothing there Probing pci 1f 0 pci 5 pci 1 Device a Nothing there Probing pci 1f 0 pci 5 pci 1 Device b Nothing there Probing pci 1...

Page 76: ...Menu ______________________________________________________________________________ o b d i a g _________________________ ___________________________________________________ 1 SUNW m64B 0 2 SUNW m64B...

Page 77: ...tics Help Commands obdiag help obdiag commands exit Exit obdiag tool help Print this help information setenv Set diagnostic configuration variable to new value printenvs Print values for diagnostic co...

Page 78: ...except command allows the user to execute all tests except those tests which the user specifies The user specifies the device number of the test to be excluded Use commas to exclude more than one test...

Page 79: ...1 9 xx xx xx Copyright c Sun Micro systems Inc 3 firewire c 2 1 23 xx xx xx Copyright c Sun Micro systems Inc 4 flashprom 0 0 1 12 xx xx xx Copyright c Sun Micro systems Inc 5 floppy 0 3f0 1 10 xx xx...

Page 80: ...verifies that the new value is valid and echoes the new value to the user 4 7 4 8 Exit Command The exit command returns the user to the ok prompt and relinquishes control back to OpenBoot PROM CODE EX...

Page 81: ...tics and Resetting the OpenBoot PROM settings After you exit OpenBoot Diagnostics you may want to reset the OpenBoot PROM parameters so that the system automatically boots at power on 1 To exit OpenBo...

Page 82: ...r old settings you may want to save your OpenBoot PROM settings to a file Note The default setting for OpenBoot Diagnostics is max 2 At the ok prompt type You must always invoke the reset all paramete...

Page 83: ...Requirements on page 5 1 Section 5 2 Safety Symbols on page 5 2 Section 5 3 Safety Precautions on page 5 2 Section 5 4 Tools Required on page 5 4 Section 5 5 Powering Off the System on page 5 4 Sectio...

Page 84: ...l injury and equipment damage Follow the instructions Caution Hazardous voltages are present To reduce the risk of electric shock and danger to personal health follow the instructions Caution Hot surf...

Page 85: ...ded electrical receptacle that is nearby the system and is readily accessible Do not connect the power cord when the power supply has been removed from the system chassis 5 3 4 Electrostatic Discharge...

Page 86: ...ensitive components such as the motherboard circuit cards hard drives and NVRAM TOD on an antistatic mat The following items can be used as an antistatic mat Bag used to wrap a Sun replacement part Sh...

Page 87: ...GURE 5 1 for four seconds to power off the system Caution This action forces an immediate power off of the system and unsaved data is lost FIGURE 5 1 Front Panel Power Switch 2 Verify the following a...

Page 88: ...ystem until the cover tabs release 3 Lift the system cover straight up and set the cover aside in a safe place FIGURE 5 2 Removing the System Cover 5 7 Attaching the Antistatic Wrist Strap 1 Unwrap th...

Page 89: ...Chapter 5 Preparing for Component Removal and Replacement 5 7 4 Disconnect the AC power cord from the system FIGURE 5 3 Attaching the Wrist Strap to the Chassis Copper end...

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Page 91: ...e and replace the power supply proceed as follows 6 1 1 Removing the Power Supply 1 Power off the system remove the system cover and attach an antistatic wrist strap as described in Chapter 5 Caution...

Page 92: ...6 1 2 Replacing the Power Supply 1 Position the power supply into the chassis tilting it slightly toward the back of the chassis FIGURE 6 1 2 Push the power supply toward the chassis rear to engage th...

Page 93: ...r off the system remove the system cover and attach an antistatic wrist strap as described in Chapter 5 Caution Use proper ESD grounding techniques when handling components Wear an antistatic wrist st...

Page 94: ...ting clips FIGURE 6 2 3 Connect the diskette drive data cable assembly connectors to the following Riser board J9 Diskette drive Note Ensure that the cable assembly connectors are properly oriented by...

Page 95: ...itive components in antistatic bags before placing them on any surface 2 Remove the diskette drive power cable assembly connectors from the following FIGURE 6 3 Diskette drive Riser board J10 3 Open t...

Page 96: ...stem cover and power on the system as described in Chapter 9 6 2 5 Removing the Primary IDE Cable Assembly The primary IDE cable assembly connects the primary hard drive and the CD ROM or DVD ROM driv...

Page 97: ...ard J504 is also labeled IDE1 Note Ensure that the cable assembly connectors are properly oriented by aligning the connector keys 3 Detach the wrist strap replace the system cover and power on the sys...

Page 98: ...ondary hard drive Riser board J503 is also labeled IDE2 3 Remove the secondary IDE cable assembly from the chassis FIGURE 6 5 Removing and Replacing the Secondary IDE Cable Assembly 6 2 8 Replacing th...

Page 99: ...an antistatic wrist strap and use an antistatic mat Store ESD sensitive components in antistatic bags before placing them on any surface 2 Disconnect the smart card reader cable assembly connectors f...

Page 100: ...s 2 If you moved the fan assembly replace it See Replacing the Fan Assembly on page 6 16 3 Detach the wrist strap replace the system cover and power on the system as described in Chapter 9 6 2 11 Remo...

Page 101: ...n from the smart card and diskette drive cables You do not have to disconnect the cables b Using a No 2 Phillips screwdriver loosen but do not remove the three screws securing the peripheral assembly...

Page 102: ...7 Remove the nut and washer retaining the power switch to the chassis 8 Press the LED out of the chassis from the front panel side 9 Remove the power switch LED assembly from the chassis 6 2 12 Replac...

Page 103: ...the cable retaining clip and secure the clip 9 Replace the PCI cards See Section 8 4 2 Replacing a PCI Card on page 8 11 10 Replace the front bezel 11 Detach the wrist strap replace the system cover...

Page 104: ...to disconnect the cables b Using a No 2 Phillips screwdriver loosen but do not remove the three screws securing the peripheral assembly to the chassis see FIGURE 7 1 c Slide the peripheral assembly b...

Page 105: ...ly with the three securing screws on the chassis see FIGURE 7 1 b Slide the peripheral assembly forward until it stops c Using a No 2 Phillips screwdriver tighten the three securing screws d Replace a...

Page 106: ...8 4 1 Removing a PCI Card on page 8 10 3 Disconnect the fan assembly power cable connector from riser board connector J4 FIGURE 6 10 4 Open the cable retaining clip and remove the fan cable 5 Press t...

Page 107: ...iser board J4 4 Route the cables through the cable retaining clip and close the clip 5 If you removed any long PCI cards replace the PCI cards into the riser board See Section 8 4 2 Replacing a PCI Ca...

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Page 109: ...eplace the diskette drive proceed as follows 7 1 1 Removing the Diskette Drive 1 Power off the system remove the system cover and attach an antistatic wrist strap as described in Chapter 5 Caution Use...

Page 110: ...ly to the chassis FIGURE 7 1 Note Do not remove the three screws securing the peripheral assembly to the chassis FIGURE 7 1 Removing and Replacing the Peripheral Assembly 6 Slide the peripheral assemb...

Page 111: ...screws on the chassis FIGURE 7 1 4 Slide the peripheral assembly forward until it stops 5 Using a No 2 Phillips screwdriver tighten the three screws securing the peripheral assembly to the chassis 6 C...

Page 112: ...ve them from the riser board connectors See Section 8 4 1 Removing a PCI Card on page 8 10 3 If there is a smart card in the reader remove the smart card 4 Disconnect the following Smart card reader c...

Page 113: ...on the peripheral assembly into the chassis aligning the three holes on the assembly with the three screws on the chassis FIGURE 7 1 4 Slide the assembly forward until it stops 5 Using a No 2 Phillips...

Page 114: ...ntistatic mat Store ESD sensitive components in antistatic bags before placing them on any surface 2 Lift the spring loaded latch upward to release the hard drive tray from the chassis FIGURE 7 4 3 Pu...

Page 115: ...ad the hard drive product guide for information about jumpers switch settings or other installation tasks Note Before you replace any hard drive verify that the hard drive mode select jumper is set to...

Page 116: ...e system cover and power on the system as described in Chapter 9 7 3 3 Installing a Secondary Hard Drive The optional secondary hard drive mounts next to the primary hard drive on the hard drive tray...

Page 117: ...mat Note Before installing the hard drive into the system verify that the drive s back panel mode select jumper is set to CS Enable Cable Select or Cable Select 8 Using a No 2 Phillips screwdriver in...

Page 118: ...at the cables are properly oriented by aligning the connector keys 11 Verify that the CD ROM or DVD ROM cable is connected to the primary IDE1 cable connector labeled CD DVD FIGURE 7 5 12 Connect the...

Page 119: ...uration Caution Ensure that the cables will not be damaged when you replace the system cover 16 Detach the wrist strap replace the system cover and power on the system as described in Chapter 9 7 4 CD...

Page 120: ...ower cable connector 4 Using a No 2 Phillips screwdriver remove the two screws securing the CD ROM or DVD ROM drive to the chassis 5 Place your fingers on the back of the CD ROM or DVD ROM drive Push...

Page 121: ...rear of the CD ROM or DVD ROM drive CD ROM or DVD ROM drive cable connector Power cable connector Note Ensure that the cable assembly connectors are properly oriented by aligning the connector keys 4...

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Page 123: ...following topics Section 8 1 CPU on page 8 1 Section 8 2 NVRAM TOD on page 8 5 Section 8 3 DIMMs on page 8 7 Section 8 4 PCI Card on page 8 10 Section 8 5 Motherboard on page 8 12 Section 8 6 Riser B...

Page 124: ...onnect the fan power connector at J 22 on the motherboard FIGURE 8 1 4 Press the tab on the front of the heatsink retaining clip 5 Release the tab on the back of the heatsink retaining clip 6 Gently r...

Page 125: ...U key is correctly positioned before you attempt to press the CPU into the socket Viewed from the front of the system chassis the key is at the left rear corner of CPU The key is the diagonal corner c...

Page 126: ...ing ring 8 Attach the heatsink retaining clip a Press the back of the heatsink retaining clip over the plastic tabs on the back of the CPU socket b Press front of the clip over the front plastic tab o...

Page 127: ...roceed as follows 8 2 1 Removing the NVRAM TOD 1 Power off the system remove the system cover and attach an antistatic wrist strap as described in Chapter 5 Caution Use proper ESD grounding techniques...

Page 128: ...in Appendix C b Carefully insert the NVRAM TOD carrier into the motherboard socket Note The carrier is keyed so that the NVRAM TOD can be installed only one way c Push the NVRAM TOD carrier into the s...

Page 129: ...e extremely sensitive to static electricity Ordinary amounts of static electricity from clothing or work environment can destroy the DIMM 8 3 1 Removing a DIMM Caution Handle DIMMs only by the edges D...

Page 130: ...M to be removed 3 Push the ejection levers at each end of the DIMM connector away from the DIMM FIGURE 8 5 4 Lift the DIMM straight up from the motherboard connector 5 Place the DIMM on an antistatic...

Page 131: ...ap when handling DIMMs Note Always remove and replace DIMMs in order beginning with the DIMM closest to the edge of the motherboard FIGURE 8 4 The system will not function properly with only three ins...

Page 132: ...remove and replace a PCI card proceed as follows 8 4 1 Removing a PCI Card 1 Power off the system remove the system cover and attach an antistatic wrist strap as described in Chapter 5 Caution Use pr...

Page 133: ...formation about jumper or switch settings slot requirements and required tools Note Maximum power consumption for all three PCI connectors is 50 watts Do not install a combination of PCI cards and or...

Page 134: ...strap replace the system cover and power on the system as described in Chapter 9 8 5 Motherboard To remove and replace a motherboard proceed as follows Caution Use an antistatic mat when working with...

Page 135: ...M TOD with carrier See Section 8 2 1 Removing the NVRAM TOD on page 8 5 DIMMs See Section 8 3 1 Removing a DIMM on page 8 7 Note The NVRAM TOD contains the system host identification ID and Ethernet a...

Page 136: ...herboard 8 5 2 Replacing the Motherboard Replace the motherboard as follows FIGURE 8 7 Caution Handle the motherboard by the back panel or the edges only Note If you will re install the same motherboa...

Page 137: ...ngs for the Flash PROM 2 Replace the DIMMs See Section 8 3 2 Replacing a DIMM on page 8 9 3 Replace the NVRAM TOD with carrier See Section 8 2 2 Replacing the NVRAM TOD on page 8 6 4 If you removed th...

Page 138: ...the system cover and attach an antistatic wrist strap as described in Chapter 5 Caution Use proper ESD grounding techniques when handling components Wear an antistatic wrist strap and use an antistati...

Page 139: ...e chassis 2 Using a No 2 Phillips screwdriver replace the three screws securing the riser board to the system chassis 3 Replace the motherboard See Section 8 5 2 Replacing the Motherboard on page 8 14...

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Page 141: ...ver 1 Remove the wrist strap from the system chassis and from your wrist 2 Position the system cover onto the system chassis Caution Ensure that the hard drive cables will not be damaged when you repl...

Page 142: ...the system 1 Connect the system power cord to the system and to an AC power outlet 2 Reconnect and turn on power to any peripherals so that the system can recognize the peripherals when it is powered...

Page 143: ...9 Finishing Component Replacement 9 3 a The front panel power indicator LED is on b The system fans are spinning 5 If the system does not power on see the Troubleshooting section in the Getting Starte...

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Page 145: ...uing any of these commands hold down the keys immediately after turning on the power to your system and keep them pressed for a few seconds until the keyboard LEDs flash Command Description Stop Bypas...

Page 146: ...nel power switch twice similar to the way you would double click a mouse A screen similar to the following is displayed to indicate that you have successfully reset the NVRAM contents to the default v...

Page 147: ...faults discards any customized NVRAM values and permanently restores the default settings for all NVRAM configuration parameters Note After the power indicator LED stops blinking and stays lit you can...

Page 148: ...systems with USB keyboards However the Stop D functionality can be closely emulated by using the power button double tap see Section 10 2 2 Stop N Equivalent Functionality on page 10 2 since this tem...

Page 149: ...age A 2 Section A 6 Modem Setup Specifications on page A 6 Section A 4 Environmental Requirements on page A 3 Section A 5 Reference Information on page A 4 A 1 Physical Specifications The following ta...

Page 150: ...tem Electrical Specifications Input Output Regulation Minimum Current Maximum Current AC Input 47 to 63 Hz 90 to 132 VAC or 180 to 264 VAC 5 0 Amps rms Maximum DC Output 250 Watts maximum 12 VDC 5 0 2...

Page 151: ...FIGURE A 1 lists clearance requirements for proper cooling of the Sun Blade 150 system TABLE A 4 Sun Blade 150 System Environmental Requirements Environmental Operating Nonoperating Temperature 41 to...

Page 152: ...on page A 4 Section A 5 2 CD ROM and DVD ROM Jumper Settings on page A 5 Section A 5 3 CD Handling and Use on page A 5 A 5 1 IDE Cabling Configuration FIGURE A 2 shows the IDE cabling The Sun Blade 1...

Page 153: ...CS Enable Cable Select or Cable Select A 5 3 CD Handling and Use The following topics are discussed in this section Inserting a CD Into the CD ROM or DVD ROM Drive on page A 5 Ejecting a CD From the C...

Page 154: ...olvents such as benzine paint thinner antistatic aerosol spray or abrasive cleaners to clean CDs Use a professional CD cleaning kit Use a soft clean lint free dry cloth Clean the unlabeled side of the...

Page 155: ...24 can be connected to one of the system serial ports FIGURE A 3 External and Internal Serial Ports Modems can be set up to function in one of three ways Dial out only Dial in only Bidirectional To s...

Page 156: ...switch to one of the following Off Dial out only On Dial in only On Bidirectional A 6 2 Changing the Serial Port Speed To change the speed of a serial port edit the etc remote file as follows 1 Becom...

Page 157: ...s only These guidelines might change depending on site requirements and the chosen modem Enable transmit flow control AT H1 suggested setting Required for sending binary 8 bit data Set link rate to fi...

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Page 159: ...nnectors on page B 2 Section B 2 Universal Serial Bus Connector on page B 4 Section B 3 IEEE 1394 Connector on page B 5 Section B 4 Twisted Pair Ethernet Connector on page B 6 Section B 5 Serial Port...

Page 160: ...1 Power Supply Connector J501 Pin Configuration TABLE B 1 Power Supply Connector J501 Pin Assignments Pin Signal Description 1 3 3V 3 3 VDC 2 3 3V 3 3 VDC 3 Gnd Chassis ground 4 5V 5 VDC 5 Gnd Chassis...

Page 161: ...V 5 VDC sense TABLE B 2 Power Supply Connector J505 Pin Assignments Pin Signal Description 1 3 3V 3 3 VDC 2 3 3V 3 3 VDC 3 3 3V 3 3 VDC 4 3 3V 3 3 VDC 5 Gnd Chassis ground 6 Gnd Chassis ground 7 Gnd C...

Page 162: ...re located on the back panel Two are used for the Sun USB Type 6 keyboard and the USB mouse FIGURE B 3 USB Connector J17 J18 Pin Configuration TABLE B 3 USB Connector J17 J18 Pin Assignments Pin Signa...

Page 163: ...the back panel FIGURE B 4 IEEE 1394 Connector J20 J30 Pin Configuration TABLE B 4 IEEE 1394 Connector J20 J30 Pin Assignments Pin Signal Name Description 1 P1394_EX_BUSPOWER Bus power 2 Gnd Ground 3...

Page 164: ...TPE type cables into the TPE connector FIGURE B 5 TPE Connector J19 Pin Configuration TABLE B 5 TPE Connector J19 Pin Assignments Pin Signal Description 1 tpe0 Transmit data 2 tpe1 Transmit data 3 tp...

Page 165: ...lications unshielded twisted pair UTP cable Category 3 UTP 3 voice grade Category 4 UTP 4 Category 5 UTP 5 data grade For 100BASE T applications UTP cable UTP 5 data grade B 4 2 External UTP 5 Cable L...

Page 166: ...ector at J13 on the riser card FIGURE B 7 A cable adapter is required You also need to use a PCI card slot to access the serial port connector on the riser board FIGURE B 8 shows how you can access th...

Page 167: ...ector J13 Pin Assignments Pin Signal Description 1 DCD Carrier detect 2 DSR Data set ready 3 RXD Receive Data 4 RTS Request to send 5 TXD Transmit data 6 CTS Clear to send 7 DTR Data terminal ready 8...

Page 168: ...PCI Card Slot Some third party cables are too bulky to fit the Sun Blade 150 serial port and video port The Sun Blade 150 system was shipped with connector extensions to allow for better connections w...

Page 169: ...Appendix B Signal Descriptions B 11 FIGURE B 9 Serial and Video Port Connector Extensions...

Page 170: ...icate the peripheral device is not ready to receive data during forward channel transfer Used to send Data3 and Data7 during reverse channel transfer 12 PERROR Driven high by peripheral device to indi...

Page 171: ...to indicate bus direction is from peripheral to host 18 Signal ground Signal ground 19 Signal ground Signal ground 20 Signal ground Signal ground 21 Signal ground Signal ground 22 Signal ground Signal...

Page 172: ...25 inch 3 5 mm jacks FIGURE B 11 Audio Connector Configuration TABLE B 10 Audio Connector Line Assignment Component Headphones Line Out Line In Microphone Tip Left channel Left channel Left channel Le...

Page 173: ...Pin Signal Description 1 Red Red video signal 2 Green Green video signal 3 Blue Blue video signal 4 Gnd Ground 5 NC Not connected 6 Gnd Ground for red video signal 7 Gnd Ground for green video signal...

Page 174: ...es are too bulky to fit the Sun Blade 150 serial port and video port The Sun Blade 150 system was shipped with connector extensions to allow for better connections with bulky third party cables See FI...

Page 175: ...Section C 7 Clocking on page C 13 Section C 8 Power Control on page C 15 Section C 9 Memory Architecture on page C 18 Section C 10 Address Mapping on page C 22 Section C 11 Interrupts on page C 25 Se...

Page 176: ...SDRAM PCIO 2 ASIC Encoded Interrupts PCI Bridge Audio Line out Line in Headphone Mic TOD ATA66 IDE AC97 DIMM 72 ADDR 12 0 DATA SDRAM_CLKs Parallel Port Serial Port Decoded IRQs Graphics Interface Sout...

Page 177: ...following figure illustrates a layout diagram of the system motherboard FIGURE C 2 Motherboard Layout Diagram JP3 JP9 JP4 JP5 J22 JP1 JP2 J16 J25 J24 Ethernet LED Flashing 100 Mbps Not flashing 10 Mbp...

Page 178: ...1 Riser Board Connectors Side 1 Connector Description J1 PCI connector J2 Power LED connector J3 PCI connector J4 Fan connector J5 PCI connector J6 Debug connector J7 Debug connector J8 Smart card con...

Page 179: ...motherboard The motherboard jumpers are preset at the factory For more information on CPU jumper settings see Section 8 1 2 Replacing the CPU on page 8 3 A jumper switch is closed sometimes referred...

Page 180: ...t Card Interface on page C 12 Section C 5 9 NVRAM TOD on page C 13 C 5 1 CPU The system CPU is the UltraSPARC IIi processor The CPU is a high performance highly integrated superscalar processor implem...

Page 181: ...ow and pulse low C 5 3 SouthBridge ASIC The Sun Blade 150 system uses the SouthBridge ASIC which is a highly integrated system I O chip set in a 328 pin ball grid array BGA package It has the followin...

Page 182: ...rt The parallel port supports ECP EPP PS 2 SPP and IEEE 1284 compliance Floppy Drive Controller The floppy drive controller FDC is software compatible with 82077 and supports 16 byte data FIFOs The in...

Page 183: ...Compliant Audio Interface The system audio consists of a single chip CODEC integrated amplifier and supporting analog circuitry The CODEC is a single chip stereo analog to digital and digital to analo...

Page 184: ...RAM C 5 4 2 Graphics Memory The ATI Rage Pro memory interface supports a 64 bit memory path The system has 8 Mbytes of SGRAM on the motherboard The system uses two chips based on a 32 Mbit SDRAM 512k...

Page 185: ...for faster asynchronous peripheral devices of transfer rate up to 400Mb s Note Only one Sun Visual Collaboration Kit 1394 camera is supported at one time due to system bandwidth limitations The minim...

Page 186: ...terface conforms to ISO 7816 3 The smart card reader is mounted to the peripheral assembly at the front of the system chassis A 10 pin ribbon cable connects the smart card PCB to the connector of the...

Page 187: ...PU has several types of resets The resets affect different levels of the system devices and the processor As an example a Power on Reset POR resets all devices on the motherboard as well as any PCI ca...

Page 188: ...ABLE C 3 Clock Frequencies Component Clock Frequency MHz Source Description CPU CLKA 125 350 Clock generator LVPECL CPU CLKB 125 350 Clock generator LVPECL CPU PCI_REF_ CLK 66 66 Clock generator Core...

Page 189: ...ower on off switch is on the front panel For more information see the sections below and Chapter 10 OpenBoot Emergency Procedures on page 10 1 C 8 1 1 Powering on the System When the system is off you...

Page 190: ...the power on off control circuitry on the Sun Blade 150 motherboard The system shuts down through the operating system one general purpose output pin of the SouthBridge is activated to shut down the p...

Page 191: ...that beeps one to three beeps depending on the number of writes to the register and the other is a periodic four beep function This is all controlled by the software The OpenBoot PROM must program the...

Page 192: ...supports 4 Gbytes of space Note Although the cache and memory controller support up to 4 Gbytes only 512 MB DIMMS are supported on the Sun Blade 150 system This limits the maximum DIMM configuration...

Page 193: ...0 1 WE 0 1 RAS0 CAS0 CS 0 1 CKE0 WE0 DIMM0 DIMM2 DIMM1 RAS1 CAS1 CS 2 3 CKE1 WE1 DIMM3 MD ECC MD 0 63 ECC 0 7 WE2 CKE2 CS 4 5 CAS2 RAS2 CLK 4 5 MAB 0 12 BB 0 1 MAB 0 12 BB 0 1 CLK 6 7 RAS3 CAS3 CS 6 7...

Page 194: ...16 A16 A16 A15 A15 A15 A15 A14 A14 A14 A14 A13 A13 A13 A13 A12 A12 A12 A12 A11 A11 A11 A11 A19 A21 A20 A10 A10 A10 A10 A10 A10 A10 A10 A10 A10 A10 A9 A9 A9 A9 A9 A9 A9 A9 A9 A9 A9 A9 A10 A8 A8 A8 A8 A...

Page 195: ...all either one DIMM two DIMMs or four DIMMs Note The maximum main memory is 512 Mbyte per slot The DIMMs comply with the following parameters C 9 3 SDRAM DIMM Configuration The table below shows the d...

Page 196: ...and their respective functionality The physical address associated with each of these registers is listed along with a brief description of the register For further details on the description and func...

Page 197: ...1 0000 000 0x1FF FFFF FFFF Do not use Undefined Cacheable 0x1FC 0000 0000 0x1FD FFFF FFFF 8 Gbytes UPA graphics Noncacheable 0x1FE 0000 0000 0x1FF FFFF FFFF 8 Gbytes CPU IO Noncacheable TABLE C 8 PCI...

Page 198: ...fset addresses that are relative to a base address are given The PCIO ASIC is a multifunction PCI device and its configuration space has three base address pointers Openboot PROM EBus2 function 0 Ethe...

Page 199: ...y Star mode the UltraSPARC IIi processor reduces the core clock speed by dividing the input clock by a factor of six internally The PCI clocks to the PCI slots are stopped The peripheral compliance I...

Page 200: ...ode shall be the same as that was available before the computer entered the sleep mode The computer shall consume in the sleep mode no more than 15 of the maximum continuous power rating of its power...

Page 201: ...low power mode the hard drive eventually stops rotating to conserve power Later when you perform a task that accesses the hard drive the hard drive spins up again You might have to wait a few seconds...

Page 202: ...type usr dt bin dtpower The Dtpower window appears on your screen 2 Under the Current power saving scheme menu select Disabled 3 Press the OK button D 2 Setting the Default Console Display If a PCI g...

Page 203: ...ontrol Y 5 Power off the system See Section 5 5 Powering Off the System on page 5 4 6 Connect your monitor cable to the on board VGA connector on your system back panel See FIGURE 1 3 in Section 1 3 S...

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Page 205: ...USB mouse E 1 0 1 Keyboards The Sleep key on the USB keyboard behaves differently than the power key on Type 5 or Type 6 keyboards On a USB keyboard you can suspend or shutdown the system using the s...

Page 206: ...he console mouse This can potentially cause confusion if there are multiple mouse devices plugged in at boot time If you have a third party composite keyboard with PS 2 mouse and it is the first one t...

Page 207: ...inter type ls l on dev printers and find out which symbolic links point to the usbprn device For LexmarkTM printers choose HP as the printer type in printmgr E 2 3 Audio Devices Plug in a USB audio de...

Page 208: ...unusable After plugging in a device check prtconf or dev usb before hot removing E 2 5 Cabling Never use USB cable extenders that are available on the market Always use a hub with longer cables to co...

Page 209: ...I O General purpose lines used to control miscellaneous system functions BGA Ball grid array boot A term used to identify the process of reading initial software into the computer boot PROM In Sun wor...

Page 210: ...directly or indirectly contribute to a degradation in performance of an electronic system ESD Electrostatic discharge Ethernet A type of network hardware that provides communication between systems c...

Page 211: ...with multiplexed address and data lines PCIO PCI to EBus Ethernet controller An ASIC that bridges the PCI bus to the EBus enabling communication between the PCI bus and all miscellaneous I O function...

Page 212: ...unVTS A diagnostic application designed to test hardware TIP connection A connection that enables a remote shell window to be used as a terminal to display test data from a system TPE Twisted pair Eth...

Page 213: ...rive data 6 4 primary hard drive data 6 6 secondary hard drive 6 7 speaker assembly 6 13 camera minimum requirements C 11 CD DVD ROM drive cabling configuration A 4 CD ROM address 4 3 identifying mode...

Page 214: ...nsole D 2 DVD ROM address 4 3 identifying model 4 7 jumper settings A 5 probe IDE diagnostic 4 7 DVD ROM drive removal 7 11 E electrical specifications A 2 electrostatic discharge and safety 5 3 Energ...

Page 215: ...ternal drives identification 4 3 interrupt interface CPU C 25 J jumper settings CD ROM and DVD ROM A 5 flash PROM 8 15 jumpers configurable C 5 motherboard diagram C 3 K key commands and non USB keybo...

Page 216: ...aphics functional description C 10 PCI to PCI bridge ASIC C 11 PCIO 2 and power levels C 25 PCIO 2 ASIC functional description C 10 physical specifications A 1 pinout signal descriptions B 1 POST 3 1...

Page 217: ...tion 5 3 requirements 5 1 symbols 5 2 system modifications 5 2 system placement 5 3 secondary hard drive installing 7 8 serial port accessing second connector B 8 cable extensions B 10 changing speed...

Page 218: ...TPE cable compatibility B 7 connector signal descriptions B 6 troubleshooting power on failure 4 1 troubleshooting procedures 4 1 U UNIX commands list of documents 1 xxiii USB B 4 and power levels C...

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