| box of tacos
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| Description :
| Sun Blade(tm) 1500 shipping box. It turns out that TACO is the code name, not just a coincidence of the box labelling.
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Machine Room, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 22:54:37
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Front left overview
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| Description :
| Front left overview, and shipping box
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 22:56:47
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Front right overview
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| Description :
| Front right overview, instruction sheet, and 12" PowerBook
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 22:56:55
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Rear overview
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| Description :
| Rear overview, instruction sheet
| | People :
| pbh kcr zacheiss
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 22:57:08
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Removal of side panel
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| Description :
| The side panel is removed by releasing two thumbscrews and sliding backwards
| | People :
| kcr
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 22:57:42
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| PCI slots (blurry)
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| Description :
| 6 PCI slots - one 66 with video card, one with usb+firewire ports
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 22:58:12
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| PCI slots
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| Description :
| 6 PCI slots - one 66 with video card, one with usb+firewire ports
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 22:58:20
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Power supply
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| Description :
| 360W samsung power supply, pc-like. Green air-duct over RAM visible below
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 22:58:33
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Drive bays
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| Description :
| two-disk bay in the middle, dvd and security card reader at the top, power supply and motherboard to the left.
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 22:58:43
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Drive removal
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| Description :
| Drive is released by squeezing the rails and lifting.
| | People :
| eichin
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 22:59:05
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Extra drive rails
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| Description :
| A pair of rails is supplied, stashed in these holes (the "HDD-L" rail has been removed in this picture, this one is HDD-R)
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 22:59:18
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Front fan, card slot cover
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| Description :
| The color theme is light/lime green, perhaps to distinguish them from the primary green of Dell airhandling plastic. In the foreground is the long-PCI-card support block, with springloaded plungers underneath - we haven't seen a full sized PCI card in ages, though.
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 22:59:29
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Drive Rail (HDD-L)
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| Description :
| HDD left rail (the one not shown in the earlier picture.)
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 22:59:49
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Video Card
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| Description :
| Video card in the (darker-green colored) PCI-66 slot
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:00:43
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| XVR-600 Video Card
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| Description :
| XVR-600 Video card in the (darker-green colored) PCI-66 slot
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:00:55
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Rear connectors
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| Description :
| 3 USB-2 ports, 2 IEEE-1394 ports (in PCI-0.) DVI video in PCI-4 (66mhz). DIN connector for 3d goggles.
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:01:11
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Rear connectors
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| Description :
| DVI video in PCI-4 (66mhz). Sound, Ethernet, serial connectors to the left.
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:01:18
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Rear connectors
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| Description :
| Sound, Ethernet, 2 serial, 2 USB-2, 1 DB-25 parallel
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:01:48
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| DVD and card bays
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| Description :
| DVD-ROM drive and smartcard bay, and power supply cables.
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:02:16
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Power supply
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| Description :
| 360W power supply. To the left, the airduct over the RAM, and the CPU fan.
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:02:25
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| RAM cooling duct, CPU
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| Description :
| RAM slots are under a cooling duct, CPU (fan) above.
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:02:33
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| PCI card holder
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| Description :
| The PCI cards (and slot-fillers) are held in by a bracket with one phillips screw.
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:02:43
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| PCI card holder
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| Description :
| once the screw is removed, the holder is hinged and can be lifted by a handle on the end.
| | People :
| kcr
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:02:57
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Front USB connectors
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| Description :
| The inside of the front USB connector block.
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:03:13
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| PCI slots
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| Description :
| Slots are numbered from 0 (the one with the short card in it at the top of the picture, which is the bottom of the box) to 4 (the green 66mhz slot at the bottom.) There is only one green connector; the other one in the image is a reflection in the shiny plastic surface of the barrier between the cards and the processor area. In full zoom, you can also see the JTAG and CPU speed jumpers in the upper left.
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:03:30
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Memory
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| Description :
| 2 sticks PC2100R, 512M, 266, CL2, ECC, DDR, and 2 empty slots
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:03:42
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| PCI card-holder
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| Description :
| Support for long PCI cards, labelled with slot-number
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:04:09
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| PCI card-holder
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| Description :
| Support for long PCI cards, labelled with slot-number; released by squeezing the obvious handles
| | People :
| eichin
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:04:16
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Not A Handle
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| Description :
| The "not a handle", conveniently placed in the middle of the system, is actually an offset bracket for a metal panel between the CPU and the PCI cards (possibly for shielding.)
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:04:35
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| open PCI slot (blurry)
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| Description :
| Video card removed, motherboard visible through open slot
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:05:38
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| PCI card holder
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| Description :
| PCI card holder, with the spring-loaded fingers visible.
| | People :
| kcr
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:05:59
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| XVR-600 video card, traces
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| Description :
| XVR-600 video card, traces and barcodes visible
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:06:14
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| XVR-600 video card, barcodes
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| Description :
| XVR-600 video card, traces and barcodes and Sun Microsystems silkscreen label
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:06:33
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| RAM slots exposed
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| Description :
| RAM slots with air duct retracted
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:06:55
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| DVI to 13W3 cable
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| Description :
| "For all of your vintage sun monitor needs", a DVI to 13W3 cable shipped with the system.
| | People :
| eichin
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:07:31
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| DVI to 13W3 cable (flash)
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| Description :
| DVI to 13W3 cable (washed out by flash)
| | People :
| eichin
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:07:39
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Front label and ports
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| Description :
| Front Sun Blade 1500 label, 2 USB, headphone and microphone jacks
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:09:14
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Front DVD-ROM and SmartCard
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| Description :
| Front DVD-ROM drive and SmartCard reader slot. There's enough surrounding plastic that one is not likely to swap in alternate devices here.
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:09:23
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Front Logo and power switch
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| Description :
| Sun Microsystems logo in the new color scheme, soft lighted power switch visible below
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:09:34
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Uncovering RAM 1/4
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| Description :
| Uncovering the RAM slots by removing the air duct. First press the release catch.
| | People :
| kcr
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:10:10
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Uncovering RAM 2/4
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| Description :
| Uncovering the RAM slots by removing the air duct. Second, slide the duct upwards in the slot.
| | People :
| kcr
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:10:17
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Uncovering RAM 4/4
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| Description :
| Uncovering the RAM slots by removing the air duct. Finally, swing it back all the way, it should stay in place.
| | People :
| kcr
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:10:27
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Uncovering RAM 3/4
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| Description :
| Uncovering the RAM slots by removing the air duct. Third, once the duct is at the top of the slot, angle it outwards
| | People :
| kcr
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:10:48
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Instructions on inside of lid
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| Description :
| Traditional instructions on the inside of the cover, now in color.
| | People :
| eichin
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:11:00
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Instruction sheet
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| Description :
| Installation instruction sheet included in the box
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:12:05
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| IDprom?
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| Description :
| barcoded module on edge of board, likely to be an IDprom of some sort
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:12:58
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Cabling instructions
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| Description :
| Cabling and assembly instructions (10 system, 11 + 12 motherboard) on inside of cover
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:13:31
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Disassembly instructions
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| Description :
| Disassembly instructions (1 before handling, 2+3 bezel and system position) of course, if you're reading this you've already gotten the lid off, but it does point to the documentation you should have gotten in the "Ship Kit" and a URL for more.
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:13:39
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Disassembly instructions
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| Description :
| Disassembly instructions (4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 System Component Removal), Part No. 263-1651-01
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:13:46
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Memory and Drive instructions
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| Description :
| Memory and Drive instructions (13 DIMM installation, 14+15 System Drive Remove and Replace)
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:13:55
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Expansion Port Card
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| Description :
| Expansion port PCI card, 5 USB ports (3 on back, 2 on card edge - possibly unused? they do not connect to the front of the box, those ports are on a ribbon cable to the motherboard) and 2 IEEE-1394 ports.
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:14:14
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Expansion Port Card traces
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| Description :
| Expansion port PCI card, trace and barcode side
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:14:25
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Side panel
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| Description :
| Side panel with brand label
| | People :
| eichin
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:15:07
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Power switch
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| Description :
| Lighted soft power switch and Sun Blade 1500 label
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:15:30
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Bottom of case
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| Description :
| Bottom of case, showing front feet
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:15:50
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Naked CPU
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| Description :
| Naked CPU with fan removed, RAM visible adjacent
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:16:09
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Naked CPU
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| Description :
| Naked CPU with fan removed, PCI card shield visible to the left
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:16:21
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| PCI slots
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| Description :
| PCI slots and other random chips, backup battery to lower left under cables, CMOS/clear jumpers in lower center
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:16:30
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| CPU heat sink
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| Description :
| CPU heat sink, CPU-facing side
| | People :
| kcr
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:16:52
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| CPU heat sink
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| Description :
| CPU heat sink, CPU-facing side, and fan cable
| | People :
| kcr
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:17:06
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| CPU heat sink
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| Description :
| CPU heat sink fan
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:17:17
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| CPU heat sink
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| Description :
| CPU heat sink fan
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:17:26
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| UltraSparc IIIi CPU label
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| Description :
| UltraSparc IIIi CPU label, including part numbers and 2d barcode. Note that this wasn't visible in the other shot, it is rather sensitive to viewing angle
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:17:43
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| UltraSparc IIIi CPU label (blurry)
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| Description :
| UltraSparc IIIi CPU label, including part numbers and 2d barcode. Note that this wasn't visible in the other shot, it is rather sensitive to viewing angle
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:18:00
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Instruction sheet (back)
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| Description :
| Back of instruction/installation sheet, with installation software instructions
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:19:29
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Overview without rails
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| Description :
| interior with crossbar and shield removed
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:22:03
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| Overview without rails
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| Description :
| interior with crossbar and shield removed, closeup
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:22:10
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
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| |  |
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| CPU area, auxiliary chips, TACO label
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| CPU area, auxiliary chips and silkscreening - Broadcom BCM5793CKHB, CD-IN header (unconnected), serial number, "MODEL: TACO"
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:22:21
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| PCI area, auxiliary chips
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| PCI area, auxiliary chips - CMOS Clear jumper, CMOS battery, front-USB cable, JTAG and CPU speed headers, IDE_SEC and IDE_PRI, Fan, SPK (speaker)
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:22:57
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| CPU area, auxiliary chips
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| CPU area, auxiliary chips, jumpers, connectors
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:23:11
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| Not A Handle
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| Crossbar with offset "Not a Handle" bracket and PCI/CPU shield
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:23:28
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| Front USB and audio ports (inside)
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| Front USB and audio ports (inside) and cabling
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:23:52
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| Power supply cabling
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| Power supply cabling - note extra unused cable set in reach of smartcard bay
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:24:07
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| Smartcard reader (rear)
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| Smartcard reader (rear) shot with flash while still installed
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:24:58
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| Rombo connector?
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| unused connector labelled "ROMBO CONN"(?), and another chip labelled TACO
| | People :
| kcr
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:25:40
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| Halloween costume
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| The front plate might make up an upgraded darth vader outfit :-)
| | People :
| kcr zacheiss
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:29:06
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| Front Plate
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| Front cosmetic plate, note the alingment with the actual internal hardware (smartcard reader is sitting on top of the unit)
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:35:07
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| Soft Power module
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| Soft power button and LED
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:35:20
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| Front Cover Ducting
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| Note the open areas below the DVD-ROM passthrough and at the bottom, which correspond to the fan ports. Then note the 3.5" floppy-drive-sized gap, which doesn't correspond to anything.
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:35:40
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| Front Cover Ducting
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| Note the open areas
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:36:07
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| SCR44X Smartcard Reader
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| SCR44X SmartCard Reader 370-5018-01
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:36:20
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| SCR44X Smartcard Reader (front)
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| SCR44X SmartCard Reader front view, note the use of the same kind of rails
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:36:29
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| SCR44X Smartcard Reader
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| SCR44X SmartCard Reader, view into slot
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:36:48
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| SCR44X Smartcard Reader (flash)
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| SCR44X SmartCard Reader, flash view into slot
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:36:55
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| SCR44X Smartcard Reader (rear)
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| SCR44X SmartCard Reader, rear view with connectors
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:37:18
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| SmartCard reader bay
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| SmartCard reader bay, power and data connectors visible
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:37:28
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| SmartCard reader bay (flash)
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| SmartCard reader bay, power and data connectors visible. (blue tinge is mostly due to "flourescent/indoor lighting" color balance setting)
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:37:35
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| Front Panel
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| Front Cosmetic Panel ducting, note again the not-quite possible floppy drive slot
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:38:01
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| DVD ROM rails
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| DVD ROM drive extended on rails (as far as it goes without uncabling)
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:39:45
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| DVD ROM (top)
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| DVD ROM drive extended on rails (as far as it goes without uncabling)
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:39:51
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| Side view
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| Side view (open but reassembled) Note the tilt of the different height front and back feet
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:40:12
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| Angled feet
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| Side view showing the lower small rubber feet vs. the larger front hard plastic feet
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:40:45
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| Angled feet
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| Closeup of foot angle issue, except that forced perspective hides it
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:41:13
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| Angled feet
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| Rear closeup of foot angle issue
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:41:28
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| Angled feet
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| Front view which suggests (weakly) that the extra clearance in front might be for the running of cables
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:41:50
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
| |
| Angled feet
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| Front view (flash)
| | Location :
| MIT W92 Lunch Table, Cambridge, MA
| | Date :
| 24/04/2004 23:41:58
| | Event :
| Photodismantlement - Sun Blade 1500
|
| |  |
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