Subject: Re: NVRAM replacement on sun4c machines
To: Andy Wallis <rawallis@panix.com>
From: Rick Kelly <rmk@toad.rmkhome.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 06/03/2005 18:01:29
Andy Wallis said:

>This should add a few more datapoints for the NVRAM replacement FAQ and
>generail sun4c recovery.

>I have put a pair of Maxim (formally Dallas Semiconductor) DS1642-70s into 
>a SLC and IPC. Both NVRAM replacments work without any problems in their
>respective machines.

>This should help remove the problem that the changes made to the SGS-Thompson
>(formerly Mostek) M48T02 chips had on the sun4c machines.

Does this chip have the checksum problems that plagues the Mostek chips?
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