[rescue] SGI Octane problem

[Jonathan C. Patschke]

On Mon, 12 Dec 2005, Bill Bradford wrote:

> After a halt and a power-back-on, all I get is a blinking red front
> light.  I've completely reseated and air-dusted out the entire
> chassis, but I still get the same result.  Suggestions?

Let me guess:  System board 030-0887-003?

Apply firm pressure to the heatsink the middle of the board for as long
as 5 minutes to see if you can't get the machine to come back long
enough to get all the data off it.  You probably need a new IP30.

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