1. VW 540 OS Install Hangs/BSOD's
Hello all,
I'm generally a diehard DIY, but this one is stumping me.
I have an SGI 540 with four processors that is having some problems with OS
installation. I have tried using the SGI Recovery CD's, Windows 2000 Pro
and Windows 2000 Advanced Server to get an OS running on it. It is
seemingly in pristine physical condition. It most recently was set up to
dual boot NT4 and Win2k Pro, however I deleted those partitions to make way
for Win2K-Advanced Server after adding two more processors to the
machine...a fatal mistake as you will see. I didn't anticipate the problems
below since the setup was stable for 2 years.
With each installation attempt the installation process halts right after
initial device drivers are loaded and the OS kernel attempts to boot. In
the case of installing NT4 from the recovery CD's (1-2 cpu version 1.0) I
get a BSOD with the error message "System Disk Inaccessible" along with the
requisite file dump.
In the case of Win2k Pro & AS, the install again halts after the initial
device drivers are loaded but simply freezes at this point.
I have tried installing to both SCSI and IDE drives with the same result.
Further, I have also tried utilizing the PROM partitioning tool as well as
preparing disk partitions on an existing Win2k machine.
In any case, I set the first partition of the drive to 4000mb and the second
to 200mb.
Prior to installation, I flashed the PROM with the 1.1005 upgrade.
I've performed all the obvious checks several times over (SCSI ID, reseated
CPU's, RAM, VRM's, SCSI drives, IDE cables, power cables etc). Extensive
PROM Boot Up Tests show no failures. I've also tried using a few IDE and
SCSI drives with the same results on each. I have also tried reverting back
to two CPU's with appropriate VRM and terminator placement.
I believe this is a hardware failure of some sort, so I wanted to see if
anyone had any experience which could help diagnose and circumvent this
issue. I don't have the hardware expertise to pin it down.
Thanks!
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