[parisc-linux] hp 715/50 questions

[parisc-linux] hp 715/50 questions

[James Waterhouse]

Hello,
	I just bought a 715/50 off ebay and I have a few questions about it
that I hope someone can help me with. I've tried to find answers on hp's
site and on the web but have come up with nothing.
	First, the leds on the front of the case are for diagnosing the boot
process right? They have the same function as the beeps from a pc's
bios? If so then does any one know where I can find documentation for
these error codes?
	Secondly, the box I bought was a bare system... no memory and no hard
drive. I know I can put any scsi 2 hard drive in (correct me if I am
wrong) but what about memory? The slots look like 72 pin simm slots but
that means nothing? Do I have to buy special hp memory or what?
	Any help would be greatly apreciated.

Thanks,
James


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Re: [parisc-linux] hp 715/50 questions

[T. Martin]

 James the Ram on the PA-Risc is proprietary ( I have 4 of these things)
It won't work in a PC and vice versa. 
 I hope you got it cheap (as I did) or else you'll be alittle
disappointed, the 715/50 running seti@home would perform exactly as my
P166 the PA running HP-UX 9.03, PC Linux. 

 Not a super box when the Linux port is done these boxes will serve nicly.


catfish: icq #20116127


On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, James Waterhouse wrote:

> Hello,
> 	I just bought a 715/50 off ebay and I have a few questions about it
> that I hope someone can help me with. I've tried to find answers on hp's
> site and on the web but have come up with nothing.
> 	First, the leds on the front of the case are for diagnosing the boot
> process right? They have the same function as the beeps from a pc's
> bios? If so then does any one know where I can find documentation for
> these error codes?
> 	Secondly, the box I bought was a bare system... no memory and no hard
> drive. I know I can put any scsi 2 hard drive in (correct me if I am
> wrong) but what about memory? The slots look like 72 pin simm slots but
> that means nothing? Do I have to buy special hp memory or what?
> 	Any help would be greatly apreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> James
> 
> 
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Re: [parisc-linux] hp 715/50 questions

[John David Anglin]

I would bet Kingston sells memory for it.  I got memory for a 735 from
them.  You might also try the Newman Group.

>  James the Ram on the PA-Risc is proprietary ( I have 4 of these things)
> It won't work in a PC and vice versa. 

...

> On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, James Waterhouse wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > 	I just bought a 715/50 off ebay and I have a few questions about it
> > that I hope someone can help me with. I've tried to find answers on hp's
> > site and on the web but have come up with nothing.

...

> > 	Secondly, the box I bought was a bare system... no memory and no hard
> > drive. I know I can put any scsi 2 hard drive in (correct me if I am
> > wrong) but what about memory? The slots look like 72 pin simm slots but
> > that means nothing? Do I have to buy special hp memory or what?

Dave
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Re: [parisc-linux] hp 715/50 questions

[James Waterhouse]

"T. Martin" wrote:
> 
>  James the Ram on the PA-Risc is proprietary ( I have 4 of these things)
> It won't work in a PC and vice versa.

I thought it was but hoped it was not. Thanks for the info. I can get
some memory from kingston. On the site it has a sugested retail price of
$156 US for 32 megs (Kingston #: KTH715/32). A bit pricey but what can I
do.

>  I hope you got it cheap (as I did) or else you'll be alittle

I got for $10 US + shipping (Is that considered cheap?) cause no one
else wanted it.

> disappointed, the 715/50 running seti@home would perform exactly as my
> P166 the PA running HP-UX 9.03, PC Linux.

It's equivalent (aprox) to a P166? That's really not that bad. I'm
running a SPARCstation 1+ that is equivalent to a 386 (486 at most).:)

> 
>  Not a super box when the Linux port is done these boxes will serve nicly.
> 
> catfish: icq #20116127
> 
> On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, James Waterhouse wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> >       I just bought a 715/50 off ebay and I have a few questions about it
> > that I hope someone can help me with. I've tried to find answers on hp's
> > site and on the web but have come up with nothing.
> >       First, the leds on the front of the case are for diagnosing the boot
> > process right? They have the same function as the beeps from a pc's
> > bios? If so then does any one know where I can find documentation for
> > these error codes?
> >       Secondly, the box I bought was a bare system... no memory and no hard
> > drive. I know I can put any scsi 2 hard drive in (correct me if I am
> > wrong) but what about memory? The slots look like 72 pin simm slots but
> > that means nothing? Do I have to buy special hp memory or what?
> >       Any help would be greatly apreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > James
> >
> >
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Re: hp 715/50 questions

[James Waterhouse]

Hello Wolfgang,
	I still have no info on the leds. Any help from you would be greatly
appreciated. (since I have no info as of yet). Also about the ram...
what are the chances of my 715 being hurt if I try pc ram in it? Will I
hurt the hp if I try pc ram in it?

James

p.s. by the way how do I tell ecc ram from normal ram? Is ecc ram the
ram with 9 chips on it?


Wolfgang Herrfeld wrote:
> 
> Hi James,
> 
> first, I can send you docu about the leds and their meaning, but have to search
> in my archiv; second: you can use normal ps/2 ram, but I suggest that ecc
> (error-correction) is needed, what makes it a little more difficult to find such
> modules.
> 
> somehow you can use normal scsi-drives but in rare case it's possible that the
> one or other is causing trouble (not recognised).
> 
> tell me if you've already info about the leds, please ...
> 
> greatings        wolfgang.
> 
> James Waterhouse wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> >         I just bought a 715/50 off ebay and I have a few questions about it
> > that I hope someone can help me with. I've tried to find answers on hp's
> > site and on the web but have come up with nothing.
> >         First, the leds on the front of the case are for diagnosing the boot
> > process right? They have the same function as the beeps from a pc's
> > bios? If so then does any one know where I can find documentation for
> > these error codes?
> >         Secondly, the box I bought was a bare system... no memory and no hard
> > drive. I know I can put any scsi 2 hard drive in (correct me if I am
> > wrong) but what about memory? The slots look like 72 pin simm slots but
> > that means nothing? Do I have to buy special hp memory or what?
> >         Any help would be greatly apreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > James
> >
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