[geeks] NVRAMs for Suns

[Cory Smelosky]

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> On 11 Apr 2014, at 07:19, Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Is this part fairly universal across Suns? As the proud owner of about two
> dozen systems in various states of entropy I'm curious how universal this
one
> part is. I have examples of the following boxes that are in need of
> replacement IDPROMs:
>
> SS/5
> SS/20
> Ultra 1, Ultra 2
> Ultra 5/10
> Ultra 30/60
> Netra T105 [0]
> SunFire V240 [0]
>
> While most aren't worth $20/ea to put back in service (to me), I would
> STRONGLY prefer to hand off these systems to someone who is willing to
invest
> in new chips and get them back online, and being able to hand someone an
> instruction sheet and a supplier part number known to work might help me
give
> away (vs scrapping) the above systems...

Well, if I can find drop-in replacements...I'd invest in it.

>
> (The two rack servers marked [0] are currently running fine, but I know I
plan
> on holding on to the v240, I'm still up in the air with the t105, and
> proactively replacing this part now could greatly extend their useful life
> IMHO...)
>
> So, is the mentioned part (M48T0815PC1) universal across the above listed
> systems?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Lionel
>
>> On Apr 10, 2014, at 9:24 PM, Andy Wallis <rawallis at panix.com> wrote:
>>
>> I purchased three NVRAMs from Mouser that worked pretty well.
>> M48T0815PC1
>> M48T08-150PC1
>> 64K (8Kx8) 150ns
>> They sell different pin configurations, so make you double check the spec
>> file.
>> -Andy Wallis
>>
>>> On Apr 10, 2014, at 3:29 PM, Cory Smelosky <b4 at gewt.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Anyone have experience with replacing the NVRAMs with parts that are
still
>>> being manufactured? I need to buy several of 'em and I'm not gonna risk
>>> getting another dead one.
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