Introduction
The Ultra 2 (A14) was Sun's last SBUS-based workstation. It uses the same UltraSPARC II CPUs as the Ultra 30, Ultra_60 or Ultra 80, but can also use older UltraSPARC I CPUs. A maximum of two CPUs are supported. Like the Ultra_1 Enterprise (Ultra 1E), it has a UPA slot for a "horizontal" Creator 3D or SunElite3D m6 framebuffer.
Tested Configurations
Aurora Version |
Configuration |
Remarks |
Reporter |
1.92 |
Solair Ultra 2 Clone with CPU: 2 x 360MHz UltraSPARC II, Framebuffer: Creator 3D, RAM: 1GB, Other: SunVideo card, additional SCSI/Ethernet (SBE/S) card |
Works (except for SunVideo). The 360MHz CPU is not officially supported in the U2, but works well. |
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1.92 |
Ultra 2 Enterprise with CPU: 2 x 400MHz UltraSPARC II, Framebuffer: Creator 3D, RAM: 512MB, Other: |
System Works extremely well no issues at all. |
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2.0 |
Solair Ultra 2 Clone with CPU: 2 x 360MHz UltraSPARC II, Framebuffer: Creator 3D, RAM: 1GB, Other: SunVideo card, additional SCSI/Ethernet(SBE/S) card |
Works (except for SunVideo). The additional SCSI card is making problems with some external tape drives, though - need to investigate |
Detailed Specifications
(NOTE: These are the officially supported specifications - other hardware combinations may be possible but are not supported by Sun - see also Sun's System Handbook: Ultra 2 Workstation (A14))
Processor |
|
Number |
Two |
Architecture |
167 MHz or 200 MHz UltraSPARC-I 300 MHz or 400 MHz UltraSPARC-II (Model Dependant) |
Cache memory |
16 Kb I / 16 Kb D |
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512 Kbytes external (167 MHz CPU module), 1 MB external (200 MHz CPU module), 2 MB external (300 and 400 MHz CPU modules) |
Main Memory |
Capacities |
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Total of 16 SIMM memory slots available |
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Supports up to 2 GB of main memory with 32-, 64-, and 128-MB SIMM expansion |
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128 MB (4 x 32-MB SIMMs), 256 MB (4 x 64-MB SIMMs), 512 MB (4 x 128-MB SIMMs), 1 GB (8 x 128-MB SIMMs), 2 GB (16 x 128-MB SIMMs) |
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Install SIMMs in sets of four |
Memory type |
60-ns memory modules |
Standard Interfaces |
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Audio |
Four audio ports: headphone(out), line-in, line-out and microphone(in) using EIA standard 0.125-inch (3.5-mm) jacks |
Ethernet |
One ethernet/fast ethernet (10BASE-T/100BASE-T) twisted-pair standard connector (RJ-45) or one MII for external transceiver connection |
Keyboard and mouse |
One standard keyboard/mouse port (mini DIN-8) |
Parallel |
One Centronics-compatible parallel port (DB25) |
SBus |
Four 32- or 64-bit, 25-MHz slots |
SCSI |
One 20-MB/sec, fast/wide SCSI-2 connector (68-pin) |
UPA graphics slot |
One dedicated slot 100-Mhz (UPA) slot available for Creator3D or SunElite3D m6 graphics accelerator card. |
Internal Mass Storage |
|
Disks |
Up to two 3.5- x 1-in., 2.1-GB, 4.2-GB, or 9.1-GB |
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18.2 GB maximum internal (two 9.1-GB disks) |
Floppy |
Optional 3.5-in. MS-DOS/IBM compatible (720 KB, 1.2 MB, 1.44 MB formatted) |
CD-ROM |
SunCD 4x, 12x, or 32x 644-MB SCSI CD-ROM |
Tape |
Optional 12- to 24-GB DDS3 4-mm or 14-GB 8-mm tape; 1/4" QIC Tape |
Environment |
|
AC input |
100 - 240 VAC, 47 - 63 Hz, 0.4 KVA |
Input power |
350 W |
Heat output |
683 BTU/hr |
Temperature |
Operating: 5° C to 40° C (41° F to 104° F) |
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Nonoperating: -20° C to 55° C ( -4° F to 131° F) |
Humidity |
Operating: 5% to 95% relative humidity, noncondensing |
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Nonoperating: 0% to 93% relative humidity, noncondensing |
Altitude |
Operating: 3000 m (10,000 ft) |
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Nonoperating: 12,000 m (40,000 ft) |
Acoustic noise |
Operating: 5.2 bels |
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Idling: 5.1 bels |
Vibration |
Operating: 0.1G, 5 to 500 to 5 Hz, swept sine |
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Nonoperating: 0.5G, 5 to 500 to 5 Hz, swept sine |
Shock |
Operating: 2G, 11 milliseconds, half sine pulse |
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Nonoperating: 15G peak, 11 milliseconds, half sine pulse |
Regulations |
Meets or exceeds the following requirements: |
Safety |
UL1950, CSA C22.2 No. 950, TUV EN 60950, CB Scheme with Nordic deviations EMKO-TSE (74-SEC) 203, ZH1/618 |
RFI/EMI |
FCC Class B, DOC Class B, VCCI Class 2, EN 55022 Class B, EN 61000-3-2 |
Immunity |
EN 50082-1 |
X-ray |
DHHS 21 Subchapter J; PTB German X-ray Decree |
Dimensions and Weights |
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Height |
13.2 cm (5.1 in.) |
Width |
44.5 cm (16.4 in.) |
Depth |
45.7 cm (18 in.) |
Weight |
25 kg (55 lb.) |