This section provides the most common repair procedures for the
Sun Fire V1280 / Netra 1280 which are included in the 
Sun Fire V1280 / Netra 1280 Service Manual (817-0510).
The following table provides the section numbers for each procedure.
| Component |
Remove
|
Install
|
Tips |
| Baseplane |
12.1
|
12.2
|
|
| CPU/Memory Boards |
8.2.1
|
8.2.2
|
- The Vcore setting for UltraSPARC IV 1350MHz boards should be
1.25V, but some earlier releases of firmware will power on
and operate the board at an incorrect voltage.
(FIN I1166-1).
- EMI gaskets and spring fingers on Sun Fire V1280 and Netra 1280 boards
may detach and cause component damage when they fall into the system
(FIN I1035-1).
- New installation procedure for Sun Fire V1280/Netra 1280 boards is
now available (FIN I0993-1).
See 817-2675 for
the procedure.
- A plunger assembly in the chassis may interfere with System Board
0 as it is slid into or out of the chassis (FIN I0974-1).
- Sun Fire 3800/4800/4810/6800, V1280 and Netra 1280 systems may experience
false data parity error messages (FIN I1020-1).
- A limited set of Sun Fire System Boards may be vulnerable to Uncorrectable
Errors in L2 SRAM. (FCO A0248-1).
|
| DVD-ROM Drive |
5.3.1
|
5.3.2
|
|
| Hard Disk Drives |
5.1.1
|
5.1.2
|
|
| IB Fans |
6.3.1
|
6.3.2
|
|
| IB_SSC Assembly |
9.1.1
|
9.1.2
|
- EMI gaskets and spring fingers on Sun Fire V1280 and Netra 1280 boards
may detach and cause component damage when they fall into the system
(FIN I1035-1).
- I/O System Controller (IB_SSC) assemblies for Sun Fire V1280 and Netra
1280 have been incorrectly left in Manufacturing Mode (FIN I1022-1).
- New installation procedure for Sun Fire V1280/Netra 1280 boards is
now available (FIN I0993-1).
See 817-2675 for
the procedure.
|
| L2 Repeater Board |
10.1
|
10.1
|
- EMI gaskets and spring fingers on Sun Fire V1280 and Netra 1280 boards
may detach and cause component damage when they fall into the system
(FIN I1035-1).
- New installation procedure for Sun Fire V1280/Netra 1280 boards is
now available (FIN I0993-1).
See 817-2675 for
the procedure.
|
| Main Fans |
6.1.2
|
6.1.3
|
- Main Fan 6 and Main Fan 7 failures can cause reduced system availability
in Sun Fire V1280 and Netra 1280 servers (FIN I0924-1).
|
| Main Fan Tray |
6.2.1
|
6.6.2
|
|
| Memory DIMMS |
8.3.2
|
8.3.3
|
- Best Practices Guide for Memory Errors for diagnosing UltraSPARC III
memory errors now available (FIN I1018-1).
- 512MB DIMMs are now supported in Sun Fire V1280 and Netra 1280 systems.
(FIN I0961-2).
- Diagnosing Main Memory errors versus L2SRAM errors on UltraSPARC III
and UltraSPARC III Cu systems (FIN I0954-1).
-
Too many Memory DIMMs are being unnecessarily replaced on the
UltraSPARC II, III, III+, IIIi and, IV families of systems,
increasing customers' service actions and related system downtime.
(FIN I0760-2).
|
| PCI Cards |
9.2.1
|
9.2.2
|
|
| Power Distribution Board |
7.3.1
|
7.3.2
|
|
| Power Inlet Box |
7.2.1
|
7.2.2
|
|
| Removable Media Module |
5.2.1
|
5.2.2
|
- Attempting to remove the SCSI cable from a Sun Fire V1280/Netra 1280
Media Bay, or the SCSI Card Reader cable that connects to the SSC card
reader, will result in damage to the server (FIN I1052-1).
|
| Power Supplies |
7.1.1
|
7.1.2
|
|
| SCC Reader |
5.5.1
|
5.5.2
|
- Attempting to remove the SCSI cable from a Sun Fire V1280/Netra 1280
Media Bay, or the SCSI Card Reader cable that connects to the SSC card
reader, will result in damage to the server (FIN I1052-1).
|
| System Indicator Board |
11.1
|
11.2
|
|
| Tape Drive |
5.2.1
|
5.2.2
|
|
