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CHAPTER
14
Replacing Internal Cables
Components in the Sun Blade 1500 workstation are connected to the motherboard
through a collection of interface, signal, and power cables. Interface cables, for the
smart card reader, optical drive, hard drives, and the audio USB board are of a
ribbon style. This chapter describes the remove and installation procedures for the
Sun Blade 1500 workstation internal cabling.
The procedures described in this chapter are written for workstation service
providers and system administrators.
This chapter contains the following topics:
■ “Replacing the Smart Card Reader Cable” on page 14-3
■ “Replacing the Optical Drive Interface Cable” on page 14-6
■ “Replacing the Hard Drive Interface Cable” on page 14-10
■ “Replacing the IDE Power Cable” on page 14-13
■ “Replacing the Power Switch Assembly” on page 14-17
■ “Replacing the Audio USB Board Cables” on page 14-23
Caution – To prevent equipment damage, review the safety requirements, safety
symbols, and safety precautions in “Preparing to Replace Components” on page 10-1
before you perform any replacement procedure. Additional cautions, warnings, and
instructions are provided in the Sun Blade 1500 Safety and Compliance Guide, 817-5130.
The document is available from:
http://www.sun.com/documentation.
Caution – The procedures in this chapter are performed with the workstation
chassis in an upright position. If you perform any of the procedures in this chapter
with the chassis in its upright position, use care that you do not tip over the chassis.
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