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

[Simon Clubley]

On 2024-08-07, David Goodwin <david+usenet at zx.net.nz> 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.
>
> But a brand new one manuactured in 2023 from a reputable source doesn't 
> seem to have solved the problem.

Any signs of damaged circuit board traces or similar ?

After you replace a DS1287A, are there any initialisation steps which
need to be performed ?

Simon.

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