I was recently given an RS/6000-44P-270 and am attempting to resurrect it for personal use. My current status is as follows:

1 – Required to restore default boot sequence (floppy, scsi, ethernet),
2 – BOOTP fails, restarting does not help surpass this.

What is the most likely cause of this?

I have three RS/6000-44P-270 manuals (i.e., Setup, Users Guide and, Service) and used these documents to identify the hurdles I have identified to this point.

This current issue suggests AIX cannot be accessed. This suggests to me one of several possibilities and need assistance to reduce this list further to a single source so I can successfully return this box to service.

1 – AIX removed from HD at decommission. Does this make sense? I suspect this is unlikely.

2 – The scsi drive is not being accessed (I should have checked electrical connections but, my current issues suggest drive is connected properly but, may not be functioning properly.

Other interpretations?

Please advise.

Thanks,

Rick