Trying to fix Sun Microsystems Equipment

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Taking a look at a broken SunPCI III Pro, Sun Ray 270, and Sun Ray 2FS to see if we can repair them.
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@donoteatmikezila

I appreciate including the failures. A lot of retro tech channels make it look like this old hardware just springs to life and cooperates 100% of the time, but the reality is that a lot of this hobby is trying, reading, trying again, changing some settings, trying again, replacing some parts, trying again, and even then sometimes still not getting it working.

@questionablecommands9423

I love that the Linksys stack is growing. I hope it exceeds the highest peak of your home.

@Connor-Pilling

More Sun Microsystems stuff I like instantly. Being in my early 20s part of me wish I was born 15 years earlier looking at all this amazing gear.

@ninja011

@clabretro , I found from experience that the Sun PC on-a-card suffered from the same issue as the old GoldenGate Amiga Bridge Boards, with the BIOS chips going bad after not being powered on for a while. Depending on the make and model, I found that the chips, needed to be re-flashed, or if, the were a weird flash-mask fromtheybrid, replaced. Also, for the Sun PC on a card, the power delivery to the BIOS Roms can be a bit unstable as the Caps age, and the caps that deliver power to the ROM are also part of the chain that powers the CPU and RAM, so if the ROM gets fried, the RAM and CPU may be damaged too. I advise testing the circuits for continuity and the voltages and amperage being in spec.

@simon515

I remember those Athlon XP CPUs being able to fry themselves by heat. They had no built in protection from overheating so booting one without proper cooling they died from heat pretty quick. Hope you get that SunPCI III working!

@nealhocker

I love this! Like others have said, seeing what doesn’t work out is often just as entertaining as when it does! Fun to see how you approach problems

@RedShift5

Only use plastic picks to pry plastic parts! Using metal to pry always damages plastic. Also HP keeps the service manuals online even for 20 year old laptops, so if you can't figure out how to open them, use the service manual. By the way doesn't that Sun x86 card have a VGA port? See if you get any output there?

@luis167

Thank you very much for re-uploading a video with Sun Microsystems content.👏👏 I hope you manage to figure out the problem with the PCI card and the AMD Athlon processor.💪

@SwitchingPower

you could try taking out the BIOS chips on the SunPCI and putting them back to clear any bad connections in the sockets

@samupaaso4180

Regarding the Sun Ray 270, that error indeed looks a lot like one of those errors on standard monitors. The 270 has a VGA input, maybe it error is due to it being left on monitor mode. Maybe giving it a VGA signal and pressing the input button would fix it?

@Redd00

wonderful Video ! i was watching it as i was personally fumbling with the ILO 4 on my (new to me) server ! glad to see it isnt just me getting a bunch of failures :) great video this week keep it up!

@exile2828

I swear laptops are designed by phycopaths. Why do they make them so bad from a service/disassembly point of view? I'm aware this is one of the better ones out there! Anyway appreciate all the SunRay stuff, I used to use them at university and have a bit of a soft spot for them.

@ricardobornman1698

These things are so cool. Well done bud.

@OnTheRocks71

2000's and earlier laptops are such a pain to take apart. I tried to take my 2004 HP apart and even after removing about 87 screws and a dozen panels I couldn't even get to the DC barrel jack. I think one of the steps involved removing the display and it's associated cabling and I just NOPE'd out of that endeavour. Honestly surprised the disassembly instructions didn't involve reducing the components down to their base chemical elements. "Step 4,371: Harvest all the copper from the mainboard before continuing to next step."

@keyboard_g

From the video the pci connector on that board looks corroded a bit. Could be lighting though. Maybe a polish with ipa or deoxit?

@herdware

I've got a Sun Ultra 60 that was once owned by SAAB automobile. That's kinda cool too.

@LeeZhiWei8219

Man. Always excited to see a brand new video dude. Great content

@TomStorey96

Cool shirt. I visited Connections Museum earlier this year and long story short I can't wait to get back to Seattle so I can visit again! There is just so much to see.

@kirby1832000

Man, that's too bad about the Sun card, I'm really interested in seeing how it works. Hopefully there's another one out there you can use to get up and going. Thanks for the video!