[SunRescue] OT: HP 9000

[Mike Nicewonger]

http://docs.hp.com has the manual for that beastie in PDF format.

Mike N
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Rose" <rr at rits.com.au>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 9:16 PM
Subject: Re: [SunRescue] OT: HP 9000


> OK, I've just lugged the beastie out of the Audi and into the garage
beside
> the Sun boxen.  I haven't powered it on yet, I decided to take to it with
> the screwdriver first...
>
> The memory appears to have been in the wrong slots (according to the
> picture on the case, gee I like how HP include specs inside the case for
> people like us), so I moved it to the correct slots.
>
> The SCSI card to drive the internal hotplug disks is an A2874-66005, is
> this Single Ended or Differential SCSI?  I picked up some 4Gb disks while
I
> was there, 4 differential and 5 single ended, I just need to know which
> disks to shove in.  I also picked up another A2874-66005 for $5 in case I
> needed it later.
>
> The hotplug drive bay has space for 5 hotplug cannisters, but only 2
> hotplug connectors exist (top two bays), why do you tease me HP?
>
> Now it's back together, I'll have to dig up some serial cables, apply 240
> volts and see what happens!
>
> Rob.
>
> PS. If anyone else wants some HP kit and doesn't mind paying shipping, I'd
> be happy to be a proxy bidder for you at the auction.  There's LOTS of
> disks, some SCSI cards, FDDI, plus complete boxen (another D280, some K
> class and some G and H class).  Email me off list and I'll give you the
url
> for the auction catalogue.
>
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