[rescue] Starting a Sun E450

[Alan Perry]

As noted in another post, one of the tabs that presses the interlock switch down was broken.

My arm is now getting sore holding the switch down for the last 5 minutes and still nothing on the serial console.

> On Nov 6, 2025, at 11:33, Mouse via rescue <rescue at sunhelp.org> wrote:
> 
> 
>> 
>>>> Do you mean no fans start up?  [...]
>>> No fans.  [...]
>> Oh lol let me guess ... you have the case opened up wide?
> 
>> There's a case switch, if the case isn't closed up it won't boot up.
> 
> In general, be careful bypassing those.  Depending on the system, they
> are sometimes there for good reason.  Some cases are designed for
> airflow assuming a closed case; if you defeat the interlock and run
> them with the case open, you may get insufficient airflow past some
> pieces to keep them sufficiently cool.
> 
> I don't know whether the E450 is an example.  Just feel I should at
> least raise the possibility.
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