[Info-vax] ?3C NVR WRTERR from my VAXstation 4000/60

[Lawrence D'Oliveiro]

On Thu, 8 Aug 2024 10:50:12 +1200, David Goodwin wrote:

> In article <v90ta8$3dtak$1 at dont-email.me>, ldo at nz.invalid says...
>> 
>> On Wed, 7 Aug 2024 21:53:32 +1200, David Goodwin wrote:
>> 
>> > Now I've got it off the shelf and its sadly no longer working. On
>> > power up, I just get "?3C NVR WRTERR" on the serial console.
>> 
>> ?NVR? = ?Non-Volatile RAM??
> 
> I assume so, which is why I replaced the DS1287A - the markings on the
> old one imply a manufacture date sometime in 1991 so its battery was
> sure to be flat.

A write error would seem to indicate something more than a battery 
problem, perhaps.