hp 715/50 questions
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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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.
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Quoted 29 lines · 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,
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I would bet Kingston sells memory for it. I got memory for a 735 from them. You might also try the Newman Group.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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).:)
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Not a super box when the Linux port is done these boxes will serve nicly.
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Quoted 29 lines · 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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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?
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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.
Quoted 26 lines · 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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