Kernel panic on install [IA64 Suse 7.2]

I am trying to install suse-ia64-7.2 on one of the ia64 SMP boxes (Lions). During starting of the installation it is "panic"ing. I was wondering if there are any known issues with installation. Here are the details of the machine. C0 4-way Intel SDV SMP box BIOS: 83B Mem: 8 Gb Disk: 75 Gb We tried the install on BIOS 76B, 79B and 83B - no luck! The install seems to go fine on BigSur (Workstations) with C0 processors and using the same CD's. Regards, Vivek