1 handling boards and assemblies, 2 clock board, Handling boards and assemblies – Sun Microsystems 6.0005E+11 User Manual

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Ultra Enterprise 6000/5000/4000 Systems Manual—November 1996

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6.1 Handling Boards and Assemblies

Caution – The chassis AC power cord must remain connected to ensure a
proper ground.

Caution – The clock board and its modules have surface-mount components
that can be broken by flexing the board.

To minimize the amount of board flexing, observe the following precautions:

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Hold the board only by the edges near the middle of the board, where the
board stiffener is located. Do not hold the board only at the ends.

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When removing the board from an antistatic bag, keep the board vertical
until you lay it on the Sun ESD mat.

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Do not place the board on a hard surface. Use a cushioned antistatic mat.
The board connectors and components have very thin pins that bend easily.

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Do not use an oscilloscope probe on the components. The soldered pins are
easily damaged or shorted by the probe point.

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Transport the board in an antistatic bag.

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Be careful not to drag boards across surfaces as board components are easily
damaged.

6.2 Clock Board

There is one clock board to a system. The clock board provides:

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Programmable system and processor clock

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Serial, keyboard, and mouse ports for the console

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Centralized Time-of-day (TOD) chip that includes NVRAM

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Centralized reset logic

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Status and control of power supplies

The clock board consists of the following subsystems:

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Console Bus

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Clocks

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Reset logic

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JTAG

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Centerplane connector signals

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