[weblacky]

When you get things up I recommend you:

A. Set correct date & time and TZ (timezone) in L1 for future ease (Use commands TZ (PST, EST, DST) and DATE) in L1, find out by using help command on L1.

B. Do HINV at terminal and check RAM and all that (no odd sizes), verify CPU speed as well.

C. Use PROM terminal to set DATE for OS/SNAPHAT date and time, so OS install doesn't use erroneous install date.

D. Install Irix 6.5.30

E. Check the OS clock for correct date/time and then shutdown the system and pull wall power with rocker switch on your ATX mod PSU. Check if OS loses date and time. If it does, you need a new SNAPHAT (yellow chip to the right of the RAM slots), which are still made and you'll want the "bigger, beefer" version than the one it came with (longer life). They are still made and can be often purchased via Digikey or Mouser. Check back with us on that.

F. Afterwards contact me back for help on L1 firmware upgrading, jwhat made a great file archive for this and I can get it to you via Google drive share or something, make it so much easier to get the upgrades!

G Save the L1 env output from before and AFTER booting for your records in case of future issues.

H. Enjoy, it only gets better from here.

Cheers!