From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailserv2.iuinc.com (IDENT:qmailr@mailserv2.iuinc.com [206.245.164.55]) by puffin.external.hp.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id AAA25241 for ; Wed, 13 Sep 2000 00:37:04 -0600 Sender: fleet@mailserv2.iuinc.com Message-ID: <39BF204E.CDD142A1@videotron.ca> Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 02:35:58 -0400 From: James Waterhouse MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "T. Martin" CC: parisc-linux@thepuffingroup.com, debian-hppa@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] hp 715/50 questions References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii List-ID: "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 > > > > > > -- > > Can you discern the signs of the times? || www.danielrevelation.com > > Do you see the storm fast approaching? || www.sundaylaw.com > > Is your future built on "The Rock"? || > > www.bibleinfo.com/sc/toc_sc.html > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe: send e-mail to parisc-linux-request@thepuffingroup.com with > > `unsubscribe' as the subject. > > > > -- Can you discern the signs of the times? || www.danielrevelation.com Do you see the storm fast approaching? || www.sundaylaw.com Is your future built on "The Rock"? || www.bibleinfo.com/sc/toc_sc.html