I could use the collective wisdom of the list.
I have an 11/84 (M8190) with what appears to be a bad configuration
EEPROM. [The symptoms are that at boot the system attempts to boot
and immediately drops into ODT rather than testing memory and the
setup menu. Replacing the EEPROM with a known good one from another
board cures the problem.] I'm trying to learn more about the EEPROM
but haven't had a lot of luck yet. It appears to be a Xicor X2816AP,
24-pin, DIP. This seems to be a 2k x 8bit EEPROM, but I haven't
found out much else yet. I would like to find a replacement for the
EEPROM.
Two questions:
1) Any recommended sources for such parts out there?
2) Any suggestions on how to initialize it? Perhaps just leave it
zeroed? Or copy a known good one?
Thanks,
John
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