[geeks] I hate SGI stuff...

[Dan Duncan]

On Wed, 26 Jul 2006, Lionel Peterson wrote:
> After seeing the two Octanes function, I pulled the pieces apart (as best I could) on one, and now it won't boot. I extracted the P/S, the XIO card cage, and *tried* to remove the CPU/memory card, but had to push it back in (the upper right corner was stuck, I could only get it out maybe 1/32")...
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> Now it won't boot, and there are indicators on the front that I can't find a decoder for:

The XIO uses those horrible compression connectors.  It could be loose or damaged.

http://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/IP30#Compression_connectors

-DanD

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