On Sat, 23 Apr 2016, Robert Jarratt wrote: > Well! I took out the DROM and switched it on again. The machine bleeped at > me, but then it gave me a console and I was able to boot VMS!
I'm glad that it worked, this will certainly make further diagnostics easier, and you have a usable machine anyway. > I will have to see if the NVRAM is now populated and whether it will > continue to work with the DROM installed. First: to double-check, how did you know it was a NVRAM failure, did LEDs show DC (xxox xxoo)? Second: it may also be that DROM itself is faulty, a bit may have flipped for example; NB this is UV EPROM, so things happen. Maybe someone can share a known-good image. > Thanks! You are welcome! Maciej
