[SPARCbook] Naturetech 737S, NVRAM battery

[Volkmar Grote]

Hi,

http://www.squirrel.com/sun-nvram-hostid.faq.html#QUICK was what I used 
successfully.
When googling for "mkpl" it seems you can do lots of dangerous things 
with it :-)

Cheers,
Volkmar

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> Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 16:08:25 -0000
> From: "Liam"<Liam1f at blueyonder.co.uk>
> To: "'SPARC-based Portable Workstations'"<sparcbook at sunhelp.org>
> Subject: Re: [SPARCbook] Naturetech 737S, NVRAM battery
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> Hi,
>
> I have one of these I haven't used for ages and ages. I suspect I will be in
> the same situation when I do. I'd appreciate being kept posted on any answers.
> What does 'mkpl' do?
>
> Good luck with it.
>
> Cheers, Liam
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: volkmar.grote at freenet.de [mailto:volkmar.grote at freenet.de]
> Sent: 22 November 2013 13:06
> To: sparcbook at sunhelp.org
> Subject: [SPARCbook] Naturetech 737S, NVRAM battery
>
> Hi,
>
> my trusty ol' Genialstation came up with a couple of error messages from the
> NVRAM and lost most information.
> I was able to restore it with "mkpl", but want to try and replace the NVRAM
> battery.
>
> After removing the visible screws on the bottom, I was able to pry open the
> case a little bit, but it seems there is a screw hidden below the keyboard,
> like I have seen on other laptops.
> I am reluctant to apply force to remove the key caps for fear of breaking them
> (is there an iFixit for SPARC?).
>
> Has anybody successfully opened the case without too much collateral damage?
> Or is there a service manual somewhere?
> How?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Volkmar