[Irinikus]

I’ve also been met by failure when trying to install a CD- ROM into an Indy, so you’re not alone.

Maybe try fitting a terminator on the external SCSI socket on the back of the machine, as this may be necessary to get things working properly.

In end I discovered how to share my Tezro’s CD-ROM across a network, allowing me to install IRIX on my machines without CD-ROM’s.

You could also maybe try an external CD-ROM if the termination of the external SCSI port doesn’t work.