[j-nsp] re333 not booting install media

[Chris Cappuccio]

I replaced a 96MB flash in an RE333 with a 1gb sandisk flash.  My next
step is to boot an install media and wipe the hard disk and flash.  
Unfortunately, the RE333 is not booting the install media.  It doesn't
even show up in dmesg.  And when I hit 'del' to get into the BIOS, nothing
happens, no matter how many different emulators and terminal types I try.

The same install media works fine in any other RE333!

I wonder if the hard disk controller that the flash is plugged into isn't
just shut off for some reason?  Is there any way to get into the bios or
otherwise influence those settings on an RE333?   It seems like its easy
to get into the BIOS of an RE233, but this one won't respond to pressing DEL or
much else.