Silicon Graphics 320 boot up problem

[Richard]

Hello, sorry by my english, I'm Argentinean, and I have a problem with
an Silicon Graphics 320.

This machine reach to me through a donation to the UNC (Universidad
Nacional de Córdoba) with NT 4.0 SP4 installed on it. And I need to
install W2K.

I read some posts about this procedure, but I make a mistake launching
the setup of W2K directly from the windows NT explorer. The setup
starts fine, and start copiyng files to the hard drive. I leave the
machine for a couple minutes and, when I come back, I found the display
black, with signal (green light) in the monitor, but whitout response
from de CPU.

I try restarting the SG320, but fund the same error.
I'cant boot up from floppy, I can't boot from CDROM, so... what can I
do?
I don't have the recovery cds, but I'm triyng to contact sombody in the
UNC for acquire it.

I press ESC several times at startup, but nothing happens.

I hope you can help me.
Regards,

Ricardo A. Pereyra
Systems Engineer

[Baldric]

Post by Richard
Hello, sorry by my english, I'm Argentinean, and I have a problem with
an Silicon Graphics 320.
This machine reach to me through a donation to the UNC (Universidad
Nacional de Córdoba) with NT 4.0 SP4 installed on it. And I need to
install W2K.
I read some posts about this procedure, but I make a mistake launching
the setup of W2K directly from the windows NT explorer. The setup
starts fine, and start copiyng files to the hard drive. I leave the
machine for a couple minutes and, when I come back, I found the display
black, with signal (green light) in the monitor, but whitout response
from de CPU.
I try restarting the SG320, but fund the same error.
I'cant boot up from floppy, I can't boot from CDROM, so... what can I
do?
I don't have the recovery cds, but I'm triyng to contact sombody in the
UNC for acquire it.

Follow these instructions to the letter and you cant go wrong.

http://www.leupen.com/~remko/sgi/Tutorials/W2000_install/W2K.htm

[Richard]

Thank you Baldric.

But is not the solution. I've read that document before.

Yesterday I try connecting differents monitors to the SGI 320, and only
one of them display correctly the PROM. Why? I have no idea.

The other monitors only shows something at Windows Startup. It means,
in text mode (second part of W2K Installation, after the first reboot)
or PROM Utilities, some monitors shows nothing.

I fixed that changing (whit the correct monitor) the startup options of
PROM, setting the default to WinNT OS. Now I can log into NT.

Now I've to update to PROM 1.0004, whit the floppy created by SSK. But
I need change the monitor for that.

What capabilities need an monitor to works fine, both in text and
graphics mode?

Thanks,
Ricardo.

[Baldric]

Post by Richard
Thank you Baldric.
But is not the solution. I've read that document before.
Yesterday I try connecting differents monitors to the SGI 320, and only
one of them display correctly the PROM. Why? I have no idea.
The other monitors only shows something at Windows Startup. It means,
in text mode (second part of W2K Installation, after the first reboot)
or PROM Utilities, some monitors shows nothing.
I fixed that changing (whit the correct monitor) the startup options of
PROM, setting the default to WinNT OS. Now I can log into NT.
Now I've to update to PROM 1.0004, whit the floppy created by SSK. But
I need change the monitor for that.

You "must" install PROM (1.1005)for win 2k to function.

If you only have prom (1.1004) then you need to install SGI-NT4 first to
install PROM (1.1005).

If you do not have the original sgi-nt4 disk set you cannot install PROM
1.1005 and win 2k will not function. Big problem.

Post by Richard
What capabilities need an monitor to works fine, both in text and
graphics mode?
Thanks,
Ricardo.