[rescue] Free Sun T5140 parts (SF Bay area)

chris t liff at i360.com
Tue Dec 17 20:55:39 EST 2024


Hi Rescue,

So, some years ago I bought a T5240 from eBay.  When it arrived, I 
noticed it didn't have CPU heatsinks, and furthermore, when I looked at 
the listing, the heatsinks were clearly missing.  So, no one to blame 
but myself.  I asked the seller about a refund anyway, but they quite 
reasonably called it buyer error, and I considered it a funny learning 
experience.

Subsequently I would occasionally look for heatsinks, but I wasn't 
willing to spend very much, so it took some years before a listing 
checked all the boxes.  Eventually I bought a T5140, in as-is condition, 
but with the heatsinks intact.  I moved the heatsinks and a few other 
parts over, and now I'm giving away the rest of the machine.

This T5140 is missing:

  * CPU heatsinks and bolts
  * Power supplies
  * Memory
  * Drive trays (and drives)
  * 1 SAS cable
  * Rack rails

I think it has everything else.  In particular, it has:

  * SATA DVD-ROM module
  * Fan modules
  * PCIe risers

The above parts could be sold, but I'd rather keep the machine 
together.  (If you want to part it out, feel free, though.)  Before I 
removed the heatsinks, I verified that it's the 8-core 1165MHz version 
by putting the board in my T5240.  So I'm confident the motherboard 
works, but the other parts are untested.



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