[nater1217]

Hello!
I recently acquired 2 Octanes, one with SE graphics and one with MXE. I noticed that the one with MXE graphics had no hard disks installed, and I'm guessing it didn't work when it was put into storage.

When the MXE graphics board is installed, the system Kernel Panics. Originally, it would get to the point when X would load before panic-ing, but now, it panics immediately after booting. I can't even start the installer now. I did not touch the system to cause this change. It happened randomly just after I had finished installing Irix 6.5.26.

I know its the graphics board because the system boots without it installed or with the SE board installed. Moving the MXE board to the other octane cause it to do the same thing. The problem follows the graphics board.
I did try removing the TRAMs with no change in symptoms. It passes all IDE checks.

I attached two pictures showing the kernel panics. The 'Data Bus Error ' is the one it does now. It looks like the PC and Cause is the same, but the address changes every time.

Any Ideas? I tried (Carefully) blowing air on the compression connector to clean it. There was also some fuzz (not the gold fuzz stuff) on it that I carefully removed with a needle. I did not touch the gold fuzz.