[rescue] SparcServerE 1000 zombie

[Ethan Hawke]

>It appears I've let my SS10E sleep too long, for now it won't start up.
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>At poweron, the green DC light comes on, and the yellow POST light comes on as well.
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>The yellow one is supposed to shut off "after approximately 60 seconds" and then the machine continues to boot.
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>Mine stays on forever (10 minutes or more) and no output of any kind to the console.
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>The CPU boards - whether there is one or all four - show LED 0 and 2 lit continuously without ever changing. The A/B LEDs to show if there's a processor installed don't light.
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>Went down to one CPU board, removed and reinstalled that board, the power supply, and the SCSI tray with no difference.
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>Position of the key made no difference as well.
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>If the SCSI tray is out, the front LEDs are the same, but all 7 LEDs on the processor board are lit - but never the LEDs for the processors.
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>I'm kind of surprised that there's no output to the console. I certainly feel like I've waited long enough, but maybe not?

I find the SS1000 can be temperamental at times, especially after being moved. Serial is very early and very little needs to be working for serial to output. Given that I would focus on the clock board, have you tried reseating it? I have that exact problem in the past.

Make sure you leave the keyswitch in the diagnostics position as well.

Good luck,
Ethan