> > Do I really have a dead board? > > Sounds like the IDPROM battery to me. MK48T02, if memory serves. > Yeah, sounds like a dead NVRAM. The new NVRAMS need some hacking before the machine will auto-boot headless, though. (I think they changed the design slightly, now Sun4C's barf on them.) a little NVRAMRC magic to alter the post/boot order fixes it. George