[rescue] Urgent - 12-way SGI Power Challenge XL server, please help

Mon Mar 18 02:05:28 CST 2002

On Mon, 18 Mar 2002 ghub005 at xtra.co.nz wrote:

Challenge DM, L and XL memory board are interchangeable, as well as IO and
CPU boards. Just make sure that the release PROM in the IO board supports
the CPU boards, and you are set...

 > Hi Guys
> 
> This is my first post to the list so please forgive me if I break any of the list's protocols.
> 
> I have an opportunity to rescue a 12-way SGI Power Challenge XL system tomorrow afternoon (12 * 200MHz, 6 x 9GB diff SCSI). It is a complete system except for one thing - it is missing the system memory board from inside the main server cabinet.
> 
> In order to determine if this system is worth rescuing I need to know the following: If I also get an SGI DM Series challenge server with 2GB of ram, can I reuse its memory card inside the SGI Power Challenge XL system? They look similar - but this is something I've never tried before.
> I have about 20 hours to find out if this can be done. Please let me know what you think.
> 
> With best regards,
> 
> Gavin
> 
> 
> P.S. I will give more details about myself, this system, and the systems I rescue after I get this urgent problem sorted.
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