[TriLUG] Sun Ultra 60 trouble

[Tom 'spot' Callaway]

On Tue, 2002-12-10 at 16:56, Ryan Leathers wrote:
> This is probably strictly a hardware problem but just in case...
> I have a Sun Ultra 60 (3D Creator) running Mandrake Business Server
> It no longer boots.  When I power it on I can see all the fans spin and
> I hear a single beep.
> I can tell that the hard drives spin up.  There is no display, no light
> on the keyboard or on the power switch.
> I have reseated the dual CPU's and all of the memory modules, replaced
> the video card, and monitor...
> Any ideas ?

Is anything coming off the serial port? Also, when Sun machines are
happy, they tend to flash the LEDs on the keyboard. If this isn't
occuring, you likely have a hardware failure.

~spot
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