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  1. chuck57

    Sunblade 150 NVRAM IDPROM Reprogramming Issues

    I ended up purchasing some 59's on ebay that came from china - only like $8 , 2 of the 3 actually worked - programmed them in ultra10 and then installed chip in blade. There are also US vendors that sell what they claim are new ones for the blade and they are like $50 Bought one of these and...
  2. chuck57

    Sunblade 150 NVRAM IDPROM Reprogramming Issues

    where did you buy new chip from and part# ? the original nvram is M48T59Y-70PC1 these are obsolete and any out there are probably old with dead battery. I bought a new M48T58Y-70PC1 which is still in production - configured it in ultra 10 ( 80 ID )with mkp and worked fine. Then reconfigured it...
  3. chuck57

    Sunblade 150 NVRAM IDPROM Reprogramming Issues

    oh also i noticed there is a 3 volt lithium battery on the blade motherboard. thought the battery was encased in the nvram like older suns. any idea what this battery is for?
  4. chuck57

    Sunblade 150 NVRAM IDPROM Reprogramming Issues

    Ok great thanks !
  5. chuck57

    Sunblade 150 NVRAM IDPROM Reprogramming Issues

    LOL I just encountered the same issue today, hope someone can help. I was thinking about firing up one of my old sparc20 or ultra10 and reprogram a new nvram to the blade 83 ID and then swap it into the blade. ST micro makes new chips that need to be programmed . they are less than $20...

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