<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Cool!<div><br></div><div>I needed to refresh myself about the Ultra 1, and I stumbled across this chap's write-up of his restoration of an Ultra 1 last year (May, 2021). I wonder about this 'fix' he describes for a failed NVRAM:</div><div><br></div><div><<< start >>></div><div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Lucky for me there was a solution: May I introduce you to </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">M48T59Y-70PC1</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">, which costs a total of $3 on</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> </span><a href="https://www.ebay.de/itm/183311601497?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=690609949885&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: var(--color-link); padding: 2px; text-decoration: none;">ebay</a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">. And yes, this is a replacement for the old NVRAM package.</span></div><div><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">I struggled a bit to take it out, but after some back and forth wiggling I managed to remove the old NVRAM package, and get the new one in. And, simple as that, it now works! Yay! 🚀</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Only thing that is left is to configure the MAC address, one time and I should be good to go. Lucky for me that is all possible from the boot screen, you just need to enter the following:</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><<< end >>></p></div><div>Link to restoration story: <a href="https://www.rup12.net/posts/2021/adventures-with-sun-ultra-1-workstation/">https://www.rup12.net/posts/2021/adventures-with-sun-ultra-1-workstation/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Link to part data sheet: <a href="https://www.alldatasheet.com/datasheet-pdf/pdf/22988/STMICROELECTRONICS/M48T59Y-70PC1.html">https://www.alldatasheet.com/datasheet-pdf/pdf/22988/STMICROELECTRONICS/M48T59Y-70PC1.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>Is this really a simple plug-and-program fix for these systems?</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr">Ken</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Sep 11, 2022, at 16:00, Dave McGuire <mcguire@neurotica.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span> Ah, same machine. It's an Ultra-1. I got it from Pete many years ago. We can dig it out and fire it up the next time you visit.</span><br><span></span><br><span> -Dave</span><br><span></span><br><span>On 9/11/22 16:57, Lionel Peterson wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>Am I mis-remembering what Pete had? I could have sworn it was a PCI-based Ultra 2...</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Ken</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Sep 11, 2022, at 15:52, Dave McGuire <mcguire@neurotica.com> wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>o;?On 9/11/22 16:50, Lionel Peterson wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Interesting - the only other prototype sun hardware I've see was a list member's PCI-based Ultra-2.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> We have a PCI-based Ultra-1 at LSSM. It's not yet on exhibit.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span> -Dave</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>-- </span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Dave McGuire, AK4HZ</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>New Kensington, PA</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>rescue list - http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>rescue list - http://sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue_sunhelp.org</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>-- </span><br><span>Dave McGuire, AK4HZ</span><br><span>New Kensington, PA</span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>rescue list - http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/rescue</span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>