> > I have two questions that I haven't been able to located answers for. I > > have searched the mailing list archives, but didn't have much luck/ > > > > 1) Is there an inexpensive source for HIL keyboards? > > I'm pretty sure the 715/100 actually needs an enternal box that > has HIL and > PS/2 interfaces on it, and a modular plug on a short cable that > plugs into > the back of the unit. I don't *think* it can take an HIL > keyboard directly.
I couldn't remember if we had the adapter on the unit we had or not. (Many moons ago I used to use HP me10 on a 715/100 at my previous employer.) I was trying to remember how everything connected together. > I have such a box on my unit, but don't have a spare. Maybe > someone watching > does? And yes, this is part of why these machines can sometimes > be had very > cheaply. I should have looked at that before I bought mine. Oh well... I'm sure I'll find something to make this thing work. > By the way, the machine can probably be made to run fine with a > serial console > though that's obviously less sexy than getting a keyboard and > monitor going > on it... though whether you can switch to serial console without having a > keyboard to talk to the firmware once is unclear to me. :-) Hadn't thought about that, but that's a possibility. I'm not really interested in the GUI. > > 2) I want to replace the factory 1.05gb (ST11200N) hard drive > > with a larger drive. Do I need a drive with the > proprietary > > HP firmware? Or will any (<4.3gb) SE SCSI drive work? > > I've used a variety of SE SCSI disks. Once in a while something > hasn't quite > behaved right, but you can clearly use a lot of disks that don't have HP > firmware and be successful. Great. I'll find me a larger drive. Thanks for the information. Steve
