[geeks] Sun 3/50 startup non-progress

[Michael Thompson]

> Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 12:04:16 -0500 (CDT)
> From: JP Hindin <jplist2008 at kiwigeek.com>
> Subject: [geeks] Sun 3/50 startup non-progress
>
> Just thought I'd throw this out there in case anyone had some suggestions.
>
> I recently picked up a 3/50 (from a kindly listmember) and on power-on I
> get all of the eight Diag LEDs come on solid, and remain on, rather than
> cycling through like it does on my other Suns as it boots.
>
> I didn't see anything on the serial console after waiting perhaps 60
> seconds.
>
> Is this a vaguely fixable failure state?
>
>  - JP
>
I would start by slightly lifting and reseating all of the socketed ICs.
Did you measure the power supply voltages?


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Michael Thompson