Path: utzoo!utgpu!cunews!bnrgate!brtph3!brchh104!brchs1!bnr.ca!rice.edu!sun-spots-request From: garnett@theory.tn.cornell.edu (Roger Garnett) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun Subject: Problems with Sun ALM Keywords: Hardware Message-ID: <2084@brchh104.bnr.ca> Date: 22 Mar 91 20:20:20 GMT Sender: news@brchh104.bnr.ca Organization: Sun-Spots Lines: 9 Approved: Sun-Spots@rice.edu X-Original-Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1991 13:59:29 GMT X-Sun-Spots-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 60, message 16 X-Note: Submissions: sun-spots@rice.edu, Admin: sun-spots-request@rice.edu Is there standard failure mode for the Sun 16 channel ALM (serial multiplexier) where the channels start dying off one by one over a fairly short period of time? (months) I'm dealing with one that is down to 5 channels. Before I open it up- If anyone is aware if this is an internal problem, as opposed to dying line drivers, or something else altogether, I'd appreciate the input. Roger Garnett (garnett@THEORY.TN.CORNELL.EDU) (607) 255-2522 Cornell University Agricultural Economics Ithaca, N.Y.