I had an old N80 - a film camera - and I had a similar problem with an intermittent error. My Nikon authorized repair station was able to identify it as a main circuit board failure. When the camera got warm, an electrical connection would short disconnect (short out???) and I'd get the message. A few minutes later and all would be okay when the connection was re-established.
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