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+The SCA to SCSI-2 adapter I had fitted years ago was so tight in the disk sled housing that the ribbon cable was being forced against the metal sides of the bay. Removing it once too often has caused at least one of the outer wires in the cable to fray.
+Fortunately I do have a second disk sled, so I'll try swapping the disk to that one.
+**[Update - June 30th 2021]** - Swapping the drive to the second caddy which didn't have the cable damage definitely solves it. It immediately starts to boot Irix:
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