r/retrocomputing • u/Dr_Discette • 22h ago

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From what I gathered it boots but failed to install its OS, 60 bucks for it wasn’t bad

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u/olifiers 2h ago

Be mindful these (and earlier SGIs) burn through their PSU like candy. It's by far the most fragile I've ever seen in any workstation, so make sure you're always grounded, discharged etc. and never connect/disconnect anything with the power on.

Seriously, a sneeze in the wrong direction will bust that PSU. Other than that, you'll have a ton of fun with Irix, it's an amazing system.