Sun Fire V240 RAM Replacement - Revision history

Hutch at 19:22, 9 November 2007

2007-11-09T19:22:00Z

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-	On one of our Sun Fire ~~V240's~~ with two processors and eight 1GB DIMMs, POST indicated that dimm7 was disabled.	+	On one of our Sun Fire V240s with two processors and 8GB memory (eight 1GB DIMMs), POST indicated that dimm7 was disabled.

-	Messages during POST:
	0>Test Memory....\|		0>Test Memory....\|
	0>ERROR: TEST = Address Bitwalk on Slave 1		0>ERROR: TEST = Address Bitwalk on Slave 1
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	When dimm7 was disabled, it is likely that dimm6 was also disabled, as the system only reported 6GB of memory.		When dimm7 was disabled, it is likely that dimm6 was also disabled, as the system only reported 6GB of memory.

-	Sun sent us two 1GB replacement DIMMs. Although the banks aren't labeled, ~~the banks~~ start at 0 and go through 7 (on a two-processor system) as you look at the system from the front~~. We replaced the DIMMs in banks 6 and 7 and the system again reported 8GB memory~~.	+	Sun sent us two 1GB replacement DIMMs. We replaced the DIMMs in banks 6 and 7, and the system again reported 8GB of memory.
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		+	Although the banks aren't labeled, they start at 0 and go through 7 (on a two-processor system) as you look at the system from the front.

	=== Links ===		=== Links ===
	* [http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-4207-10 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Service Manual]		* [http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-4207-10 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Service Manual]

Hutch at 19:20, 9 November 2007

2007-11-09T19:20:24Z

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-	~~One~~ of our ~~1GB DIMM's in a~~ Sun Fire V240 ~~failed~~.	+	On one of our Sun Fire V240's with two processors and eight 1GB DIMMs, POST indicated that dimm7 was disabled.

	Messages during POST:		Messages during POST:
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	SC Alert: MB/P1/B1/D1 (Bank 2), Motherboard		SC Alert: MB/P1/B1/D1 (Bank 2), Motherboard

-	Sun sent us two 1GB replacement DIMMs~~, as they have to be installed in pairs~~. Although the banks aren't labeled, the banks start at 0 and go through 7 (on a two-processor system) as you look at the system from the front.	+	This system had eight 1GB DIMMs. After this POST failure, the system only reported 6GB of available memory.
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		+	''prtdiag -v'' output:
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		+	System Configuration: Sun Microsystems sun4u Sun Fire V240
		+	System clock frequency: 167 MHZ
		+	Memory size: 6GB
		+	...
		+	MB/P1/B1/D0 unused
		+	MB/P1/B1/D1 failed
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		+	When dimm7 was disabled, it is likely that dimm6 was also disabled, as the system only reported 6GB of memory.
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		+	Sun sent us two 1GB replacement DIMMs. Although the banks aren't labeled, the banks start at 0 and go through 7 (on a two-processor system) as you look at the system from the front. We replaced the DIMMs in banks 6 and 7 and the system again reported 8GB memory.

	=== Links ===		=== Links ===
	* [http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-4207-10 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Service Manual]		* [http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-4207-10 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Service Manual]

Hutch at 18:35, 9 November 2007

2007-11-09T18:35:53Z

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-		+	One of our 1GB DIMM's in a Sun Fire V240 failed.

	Messages during POST:		Messages during POST:
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	SC Alert: MB/P1/B1/D1 (Bank 2), Motherboard		SC Alert: MB/P1/B1/D1 (Bank 2), Motherboard
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		+	Sun sent us two 1GB replacement DIMMs, as they have to be installed in pairs. Although the banks aren't labeled, the banks start at 0 and go through 7 (on a two-processor system) as you look at the system from the front.
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		+	=== Links ===
		+	* [http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-4207-10 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Service Manual]

Hutch: New page: Messages during POST: 0>Test Memory....| 0>ERROR: TEST = Address Bitwalk on Slave 1 0>H/W under test = MB/P1/B1/D1 (Bank 2), Motherboard 0>Repair Instructions: Replace items in order...

2007-11-09T18:26:57Z

New page: Messages during POST: 0>Test Memory....| 0>ERROR: TEST = Address Bitwalk on Slave 1 0>H/W under test = MB/P1/B1/D1 (Bank 2), Motherboard 0>Repair Instructions: Replace items in order...

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Messages during POST:
0>Test Memory....|
0>ERROR: TEST = Address Bitwalk on Slave 1
0>H/W under test = MB/P1/B1/D1 (Bank 2), Motherboard
0>Repair Instructions: Replace items in order listed by 'H/W under test' above.
0>MSG = Pin 175 failed on MB/P1/B1/D1 (Bank 2), Motherboard
0>END_ERROR
...
0>ERROR:
0> POST toplevel status has the following failures:
0> MB/P1/B1/D1 (Bank 2), Motherboard
0>END_ERROR
...
Power On Selftest Failed.
CPU: 0 cause: MB/P1/B1/D1 (Bank 2), Motherboard
CPU: 1 cause: MB/P1/B1/D1 (Bank 2), Motherboard
NOTICE: CPU 1 has 2048/4096 MB of memory disabled

ERROR: The following devices are disabled:
dimm7

ERROR: POST failed

SC Alert: MB/P1/B1/D1 (Bank 2), Motherboard has been failed by POST

SC Alert: MB/P1/B1/D1 (Bank 2), Motherboard