Sun Ray 1 

• Hardware
• Firmware

I do not have a Sun Ray 1. Photos here have come from elsewhere. As far as I'm aware nobody has 'repurposed' a Sun Ray. The Sun Ray 1 was launched in 1999.

Specifications

The basic specs for the Sun Ray 1 are:

Processor
Type    Speed	MicroSparc IIep 100 MHz
Memory
Flash    RAM	? 8MB
Video
Chip    Max resolution	ATI Rage 1280 x 1024 24-bit colour
Ports
Video    Network    USB    Serial    Parallel    PS/2	VGA 10/100 4 x USB1.1 none none none
Power
Off    Running	- ~20W
Dimensions
W x H x D	10.2cm x 30.6cm x 28.0cm

Power Supply

The Sun Ray 1 has an internal supply with a standard IEC connector. It would appear that in a similar fashion to Neoware thin clients these PSUs often failed due to capacitor failure. This article shows you how to fix them.

Processor

The Processor is a MicroSparc.

Expansion

There are no upgradeable parts fitted. It's interesting to contrast this 1999 design with the 2006 circuit board in the Sun Ray 2.

Various photos of a disassembled Sun Ray 1 used to be found at the site https://wiki.raydesk.com/ [December 2016: Link not working so disabled].