Sol9 x86 Install Problem - Disk Timeout

Three attempts to install on Dell OptiGX1 500Mhz P3 results in following:
Copying mini-root to local disk. WARNING: /pci@0,0/pci...
WARNING: /pci@0,0;pci-ide@7,1/ide@1 (ata1):
timeout: abort request, target=0 lun=0
WARNING: /pci@0,0;pci-ide@7,1/ide@1 (ata1):
timeout: abort request, target=0 lun=0
WARNING: /pci@0,0;pci-ide@7,1/ide@1 (ata1):
timeout: abort request, target=0 lun=0
WARNING: /pci@0,0;pci-ide@7,1/ide@1 (ata1):
timeout: abort request, target=0 lun=0
WARNING: /pci@0,0;pci-ide@7,1/ide@1/sd@0,0 (sd0):
SCSI transport failed: reason 'reset'" retrying command
Three attempts after reboot give same result. Leaving it to retry for an hour does not give success. Any ideas what is preventing the install from proceeding. This machine had Solaris8 x86 on it previously.
Thanks in advance for help...

Solaris 9 x86 has changed the default for ATA DMA mode: on S9 x86 it's
enabled while it was disabled on S8 x86.
I'd try to change the value of the "ata-dma-enabled" property from 1 -> 0 in the
last DCA menu, in the boot tasks submenu. Maybe that'll help...

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