[rescue] Indigo 2 NRAM question

[Gerhard Lenerz]

Hello Curtis,

Thursday, August 7, 2003, 12:20:22 AM, you wrote:

> I thought the Dallas chip (DS1286 WATCHDOG) was the NVRAM in an Indigo 2...

  only a part of it I guess.

> So... the Q is, where is this stuff stored in an Indigo 2,

  As far as I recall (and a quick Google search confirmed that) at
  least the MAC address is stored on a little daughtercard near the
  back of the machine.

> and what is stored on the DS1286 WATCHDOG chip ?

  Hmmm... could it be used to implement the clock? And maybe only
  that?



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