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of Sun Hardware, Parts and Accessories (and more)

Compiled by Craig Dewick

sun4m Series (3rd Generation Sparc, Mbus + Sbus) Machines and Parts

Note: Support for the 4/6x0 models ceased after Solaris 2.5.1 (aka SunOS 5.5.1).

1. - Sun 4/610 (ss600mp) deskside system using a 3/110 3-slot enclosure. Sun never sold the SS600MP in this configuration, but I did have one set up like this and captured the pic for posterity,
   
2. - Sun 4/670 (ss600mp) deskside system. This and it's rack-mounted 4/690 companion were Sun's only systems to combine the VME form factor with the sun-4m architecture. The CPU card supports regular Mbus CPU modules and has four Sbus slots:
   
   • - another overall view of a 4/670 system with a monitor and keyboard on top of the unit. Here's a bigger view of the system unit,
     
   • - the rear of the same unit. The CPU board is the two-slot board on the left with most of the cables attached,
     
   • - 4/6x0 mainboard (Sun # 501-2055). Here is a different view of another board with some Sbus cards and an old Ross SM-100 CPU module fitted,
     
   • - Ross v2.14.3H bootROM set for Sun 4/6x0 mainboard. This version supports all Ross Hypersparc CPU modules,
     
   • - an unknown VME card removed from a 4/670 system,
     
3. - Octet of 4 MB parity SIMM's (Sun # 501-1739) for Sparcserver 4/6x0's. These modules also work in sun-4c series Sparcstation 1's, 1+'s, 2's and IPC's, along with older 3/80's,
   
4. - Sparcstation LC (4/15) (aka Classic) front view. You can also see the rear view,
   
5. - Sparcstation LX (4/30) front view. You can also see the rear view,
   
   • - 70 watt power supply (Sun # 300-1101) for Sparcstation LC's and LX's,
     
   • - I/O breakout board for Sparc LX and Sparc LC. You can also see the edge-connector side,
     
   • - audio/ethernet breakout cable used with Sparc LX's (and LC's) to access AUI ethernet port,
     
6. - Sparcstation 4 system unit (front/rear views). You can also see an close-up internal view of the mainboard,
   
   • - 50 watt power supply (Sun # 300-1257) for early Sparcstation 4's and Sparc Xterminal-1's,
     
   • - DBRI audio card (x496a) for Sparcstation 4's,
     
7. - Sparcstation 5 base unit (check it out with a keyboard). Click here and here for some internal views,
   
   • - mainboard for a Sparcstation 5 system. Click here for a different view of a 70 MHz board,
     
   • - 110 MHz Sparcstation 5 mainboard (with the NVRAM missing),
     
   • - four 8 MB RAM modules (Sun # 501-2470) for Sparcstation 4's and 5's,
     
   • - 32 MB RAM module (Sun # 501-2471) for Sparcstation 4's and 5's. Click here for a different view,
     
   • - 24-bit colour framebuffer (x323a and x324a) (Sun # 501-2337) for Sparcstation 5's only (uses AFX connector). Click here and here for different views,
     
8. - Sbus filler panels (Sun # 340-1763) for Sparcstation LC, LX, 5 (and Ultra E10000)systems,
   
9. - Sparcstation 10 system unit. You can also see an internal view (large, clear image!) and a rear view,
   
   • - Sparcstation 10 mainboard (Sun # 501-2365),
     
   • - power supply showing the three fans and motherboard power connector,
     
   • - 16 MB SIMM's (Sun # 501-2273) which work in Sparcstation 10's (and 20's),
     
   • - SpeakerBox (Sun # 540-2220) for Sparcstation LX's and 10's,
     
   • - a stack of Axil 311 Sparcstation 10 clone systems,
     
10. - Sparcstation 10 clone system board in standard VME format (merger of SS10 and SS600 MP design apparently?) from Force Systems,
    
    • - front-end view of the board showing i/o connectors,
      
    • - rear-end view showing the VME bus connectors.
      
11. - Sparcstation 20 system unit. Click here for a different external view, or here and here for some internal views,
    
    • - mainboard for a Sparcstation 20 system,
      
    • - A pair of 64 MB SIMM's (Sun # 501-2480) for Sparc 10's and 20's (they also fit sun4u Ultra 1's, 2's, 30's, 60's, E250's and E450's),
      
    • - 32 MB SIMM's (Sun # 501-2622) for Sparcstation 20's,
      
    • - 16 MB SIMM's (Sun # 501-2479) for Sparcstation 20's,
      
    • - 4 MB VSIMM (x325a and x327a) (Sun # 501-2481) for Sparcstation 20's,
      
    • - 8 MB VSIMM (x326a) (Sun # 501-2482) for Sparcstation 20's,
      
    • - auxilliary video board (x325a, x326a, x327a, x345a, x346a and x347a) (Sun # 501-2488) for Sparcstation 20's. Brings video output of second VSIMM to Sbus slot # 2 opening on rear panel,
      
    • - Ross v2.25R bootROM for Sparcstation 20's. Enables support for 180 and 200 Mhz Hypersparc CPU modules along with everything Sun's standard v2.25 bootROM handles,
      
12. - 150 watt power supply (Sun # 300-1279) for Sparcstation 4's, 5's and 20's,
    
13. - periphperal power distribution cable (Sun # 530-2066) for Sparcstation 5's and 20's,
    
14. - 370-1679 (x578a, x579a and x661a) 2x speed low-profile SCSI CD-ROM drive made by Toshiba (model XM-4101B) for internal mounting in Sparcstation 5's and 20's which have original style cases. You can also see a drive with mounting hardware fitted,
    
15. - 370-1419 (x554a, x556a and x560a) triple-density floppy drive (with mounting hardware) made by Sony (model MP-F420-6-A10) for internal mounting in Sparcstation 5's and 20's. You can also see a front-on view,
    
16. - SCSI drive backplane (Sun # 501-2462) for Sparcstation 5's and 20's,
    
17. - internal SCSI distribution cable (Sun # 530-2053) for Sparcstation 5's and 20's,
    
18. - Sbus filler panel for Sparcstation 10's and 20's,
    
19. - hard disk mounting frame (Sun # 540-2443) used in Sparcstation 4's, 5's and 20's,
    
20. - 128 MB RAM module (Ross # 270-2006) used in Ross Hyperstation 30 workstations (clones of the Sparcstation 20),
    
21. - 'Scorpion' Sparcstation 20 clone system in a 4-unit rackmounting enclosure (made by Graphics Computer Systems in Melbourne, Australia):
    
    • - view with front door unlocked showing power switch, CD-ROM and floppy drives, etc.,
      
    • - rear view showing back of the Ross Hyperstation (SS20 clone) system board, redundant power supply and squirrel-cage blower outlet,
      
    • - internal views with the perspex system board air dam and blower fan (and the metal stay bar designed to hold down expansion cards on a PC system board) in place and moved out of the way,
      
    • - close-up view of the Ross Hyperstation system board.
      
22. - Javastation 1 (aka 'Mr Coffee', or 'JJ') base unit:
    
    • - internal view from the front,
    • - internal view from the rear,
      
    • - 30 watt power supply (Sun # 300-1282, type A103). You can also see a different view,
      
23. - Javastation 10 (aka 'Krups', or 'JK') base unit:
    
    • - a Sun promotional picture of the Javastation 10,
      
    • - view from the rear with 'wings' opened,
      
    • - 45 watt power supply (Sun # 300-1329) made by FDK.
      

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