> -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Swift > Griggs > Sent: 26 April 2016 23:07 > To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > Subject: RE: AlphaStation 200 NVRAM Problem > > On Tue, 26 Apr 2016, Robert Jarratt wrote: > > It may be a checksum that is failing of course. Or the DROM itself, > > which I can't verify until I get the PLCC adapter for my PROM > > programmer and someone else to read their DROM. > > Could you use a pull or replacement mobo ? I notice there are some > Alphastation mobos on ebay for @50 bucks if you are interested and not > averse to fleabay :-) There isn't as much specifically for the 200, but I see > them come and go all the time. > > Also, I still deal with a lot of business clients running alphas and Tru64. There > is a guy in Thornton, Colorado who I get quite a few dead, spare, and > orphaned alphas from. It's an electronics supply type business. > I'll see him this weekend and I can ask him if he's got any spares or dead > mobos he could fork over. > > Thanks, > Swift
Many thanks for the suggestion. Only trouble is I am in the UK and shipping tends to be expensive from the USA. I'll check on ebay in the UK, as long as it doesn't cost too much. Regards Rob
