Solaris 8 on Dell Dimension 4100 (**ACPI Tables)

I downloaded Solaris 8 Binaries and created Device Configuration Assistant bootable diskette. When I try to boot up my system (Dell Dimension 4100) with the bootable diskette I created to install solaris on one partition, it pops up an error message before the device configuration assistant gets loaded. It says
WARNING:ACPI Tables not in reclaim memory
prom_panic:kmem_free block already free.
Could anyone guide me how do I get over it??

After thrashing for 2 weeks with the onboard 7880 SCSI and onboard 7890 RAID controllers, I was finally able to load up Solaris 8 on a Poweredge 2400. (4/01 build)
The only way I was able to do it was configure the server as below:
7880 SCSI: CD-ROM drive only device on this controller, set to ID 5.
7890 RAID controller: Disabled. Dont' believe Dell or Adaptec, this card will not work with Solaris 7 or 8. Even with the RAID chip removed and running as standard SCSI controller, it still would not work.
Adaptec 2940 U2W: 9G Quantum Atlas V drive with HP SureStore DAT 24i drive.
PERC II RAID controller yanked out of older 4100 system, 3 drives running RAID 5.
Important note: Do not attach anything to the 7880 controller besides the CD. The system will not boot if attempting to boot to the HD or if you attempt to boot from CD, it will hang at the adp.bef file.
Hope this helps..
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