Re: Breaking in from the monitor at the console

[cccathy () cc uq oz au (Catherine Allen)]

> But if you lose the monitor password, a recovery procedure is
> documented.  It involves, as I recall, removing the backup battery
> (which involves opening the case) and waiting at least N hours, where N
> is something like six or twelve.  I don't offhand recall where I read
> this; probably in some hardware manual - it may (and quite likely does)
> differ from model to model.

I was under the impression that some newer chips had the power source on 
the chip (ie no backup battery); consequently, you can't ever reset by 
bleeding the power from the chip.  I may be remembering a PC chip - does 
anyone know more about this feature?

Catherine.