[rescue] Ultra 1 fan/heatsink problem observed in field

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Thu, Aug 15, 2002 at 07:37:17AM -0700, vraptor at employees.org wrote:

> Under warranty, Sun would replace these gratis.  If you have an active
> relationship with Sun, you might want to check with your SE and see if
> they still do, since it was an across the board product defect.
> 
> Otherwise, I'd check for a compatible fan at a well-stocked x86
> component shop.

Since Sun's responce seems to be to either replace the fan with a heat
sink, or to swap you for a new board with a CPU using a heat sink, why
not just find a PC heatsink and some thermal compound?  It would make
for a quieter machine, and Sun seems to think it good enough.

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd