11-46 Sun Blade 1500 Service, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting Manual • December 2004
11.6.2 Removing the Motherboard
As a guide, be prepared to remove the following items before removing the
motherboard:
■ Chassis cross brace
■ PCI card support
■ (Optional) DIMM cooling duct
■ (Optional) Rear fan
■ DIMMs
■ CPU fan and heat sink assembly
■ PCI cards
■ (Optional) NVRAM
■ Power cables
■ Signal cables
■ Interface cables
■ Motherboard fastening screws
1. Power off the system and open the chassis.
Refer to:
■ “Powering Off the Workstation” on page 10-4
■ “Removing the Access Panel” on page 10-12
IDE PWR IDE power connection
IDE SEC Secondary IDE connection
J13 AUDIO Audio cable connection, front panel
J19 USB Front panel USB cable connection
J24 SW0 Power switch assembly connection
NVRAM0 Nonvolatile random access memory
PCI0 - PCI4 PCI card slots
PS0 CPU power connection
PS1 Supplemental power connection
PS2 Primary power connection
SCR0 Smart card reader connection
SPK0 Speaker connection
TABLE 11-7 Motherboard Connectors and Descriptions (Continued)
Location Description