[rescue] 420R boot prom?

Lionel Peterson lionel4287 at verizon.net
Fri Jan 12 12:08:38 CST 2007


>From: Patrick Giagnocavo <patrick at zill.net>
>Date: 2007/01/12 Fri AM 11:41:04 CST
>To: The Rescue List <rescue at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: [rescue] 420R boot prom?

>I am being offered a system for parts, a 420R, that has a nice config, 
>but no boot prom.

Boot PROM? How'd they get it off the MB (and why)? WOuldn't this be a soldered-down part, able to be soft-updated?

Do you mean NVRAM? http://www.memoryx.net/5251430.html

>Does anyone have a good source for these?  Is it relatively easy to 
>install?  What things should I watch out for?

Maybe consider a replacement MB from eBay seller - if that is the only expense/problem with an otherwise nice configuration, it might be worth the money...



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