Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!mit-eddie!killer!ninja!sys1!reden From: reden@sys1.TANDY.COM Newsgroups: comp.os.vms Subject: Re: DEC VT240 repairs Message-ID: <-2143965@sys1> Date: 21 Jun 88 20:49:00 GMT References: <421@cucevx.civil.columbia.edu> Lines: 22 Nf-ID: #R:cucevx.civil.columbia.edu:421:sys1:-2143965:000:586 Nf-From: sys1.TANDY.COM!reden Jun 21 15:49:00 1988 I've had that error occur a number of times as well. According to our DEC service rep, it occurs when the non-volatile RAM breaks down. What happens is this... the non-volatile RAM is just normal RAM with a capacitor for a batter supply. In time, if the terminal isn't turned on, it will lose it's charge and the terminal will give you that message. Note: the terminal still should work, just with default settings... The solution.... just write to the volatile memeory (SAVE) a couple of times (3-4)...... This fixed it for us.... COST?? a little time (about 20 seconds)