[Suns-at-Home] ultra-1 nvram question

[Ahmed Ewing]

On 3/17/07, Arthur Wouk <awouk@nilenet.com> wrote:
> my ultra-1 no longer keeps time when i remove power. however, when i boot, it
> still has the ethernet address properly listed in the boot banner, not the
> feared ff:ff:ff:ff.  so, is my battery dead, or is something else going on?

All MAC address bits being set high is not a required symptom of a bad
NVRAM, just a common one. If you have another U1 available to try
swapping them, do so. The TOD clock is likely malfunctioning even
though the battery portion might still hold a charge.

Hope that helps,

-A