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 |
Tips |
| CPU/Memory Boards |
- 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).
|
| Disk Drives |
-
Improved firmware for Seagate 10K.6 disk drives will reduce the incidence of unexpected
outages due to a spindle motor issue (FAB 1006064.1).
|
| IB_SSC Assembly |
- The new PCI+ IB_SSC IO Assembly is not properly supported by any release of Solaris 8.
(FAB 1000198.1).
- E2900/V1280 systems that have the PCI+ IB_SSC IO Assembly will not be able to install
or boot from Solaris 9 9/05 DVD or CD.
(FAB 1001327.1).
- 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).
- 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.
- Some Netra 1280 servers may shut down due to ESD static
discharge and are not NEBs compliant. (FCO A0254-1).
|
| L2 Repeater Board |
- 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 |
- Main Fan 6 and Main Fan 7 failures can cause reduced system availability
in Sun Fire V1280 and Netra 1280 servers (FIN I0924-1).
|
| Memory DIMMS |
- 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).
- On certain Sun Systems a small number of 512MB and 1GB Micron DIMMs may experience premature failures with Uncorrectable Memory Error (UE) messages. (FAB 1000920.1) (formerly FCO A0285-1)
- A sub-population of DIMMs that shipped between 2001 and 2002
on the below platforms are showing significantly lower
reliability than expected (FCO A0253-1).
|
| Miscellaneous |
- Preventing potential system outages through proactive cooling improvements on Sun Fire Entry Level servers.
(FAB 1021064.1).
|
| Removable Media Module |
-
System door interferes with Tape Drive operation.
(FAB 1000078.1).
- 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).
|
| SCC Reader |
- 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).
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