Re: Couple of questions

[Bill Ferguson <ferguson@quango.net>]

At 08:52 AM 1/27/2002, you wrote:
> Greetings!   I have recently acquired an HP 715/100, and am very interested
> in the Debian HP-PA project.  I run Debian on several Intel PC both at work
> and home.
>
> 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 think this is
> why I got my 715 for such a cheap               price...)
>
>                 Has anyone used the HIL->PS/2 adapter found on
> http://www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk/?
>
>         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?


Any backward compatible (narrow SCSI) drive should work.  I have an 18 gig 
IBM Deskstar drive in mine.   I think even most LVD drives now are backward 
compatible, its cheaper for manufacturers to sell one drive than stock all 
the different varieties.



> Thanks for any/all advice and comments.  I'm looking forward to getting
> Debian installed on my 715.
>
> Steve
> steve@cgpsystems.com
>
>
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