cortesi@informix.com (David Cortesi) (06/04/91)
The hpIIIsi printer takes what the manual calls "SIMMs" to upgrade its memory. I have been told third hand, supposedly from an hp-trained service person, that upgrade SIMMs must be obtained from HP; the ones I might buy from a mail-order memory supplier will not do. I would like a reality check on this assertion. Comment from someone who has tried installing non-HP memory in a IIIsi would be especially welcome, with the results. cortesi@informix.com (or ...!pyramid!infmx!cortesi)
k@hprnd.rose.hp.com (Steve Kao) (06/07/91)
I found this in comp.periphs.printers. - Steve Kao +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From cortesi@informix.com Wed May 29 12:48:58 1991 Relay-Version: version Notes 2.8.4 1990/05/09; site hprnd.rose.hp.com From: cortesi@informix.com (David Cortesi) Date: Wed, 29 May 1991 19:48:58 GMT Date-Received: Sat, 1 Jun 1991 21:03:56 GMT Subject: Re: SIMMS for LaserJet IIIsi. Message-ID: <1991May29.194858.14002@informix.com> Organization: Informix Software, Inc. Path: hprnd!hpcupt1!hpda!hplabs!pyramid!infmx!cortesi Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp,comp.periphs.printers References: <1991May28.025046.12612@cheops.qld.tne.oz.au> Sender: cortesi@informix.com Followup-to: comp.sys.hp Lines: 27 Summary: yes, and are they hp-unique? Xref: hpda comp.sys.hp:9652 comp.periphs.printers:1788 In article <see-References> logier@cheops.qld.tne.oz.au (Rob Logie) writes: >I am about to get a HP LaserJet IIIsi printer and I believe that it >uses SIMMS for memory. It does. Appendix G of the manual tells the user how to install SIMMs. The sockets are behind the right-hand-side cover. The SIMMs can be 1M or 4M, and these sizes can be mixed. I don't have access to the manual now so can't tell you how many SIMMs it can hold. >Does any one know what type of SIMMS it uses and how many it can take. I too would like an answer to this question! The manual was unspecific. An HP serviceperson has advised our MIS department that the SIMMs must be obtained from HP, that they are *not* the standard sort one can buy from many sources. This seems remarkable, and I would very much appreciate independent confirmation! >Also does it need any special memory boards to mount them in etc. The line-drawings in Appendix G make it clear that one simply snaps the SIMMs into the sockets. >Thanks, S'nothin' cortesi@informix.com From mca@medicus.com Sat Jun 1 16:50:33 1991 Relay-Version: version Notes 2.8.4 1990/05/09; site hprnd.rose.hp.com From: mca@medicus.com (Mark Adams) Date: Sat, 1 Jun 1991 23:50:33 GMT Date-Received: Wed, 5 Jun 1991 23:11:33 GMT Subject: Re: Re: SIMMS for LaserJet IIIsi. Message-ID: <1991Jun01.235033.19714@medicus.com> Organization: Medicus Clinical Data Systems, Alameda, CA Path: hprnd!hpcupt1!hpda!hplabs!ucbvax!mtxinu!rtech!medicus!mca Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers References: <1991May28.025046.12612@cheops.qld.tne.oz.au> <1991May29.194858.14002@informix.com> Lines: 24 cortesi@informix.com (David Cortesi) writes: >In article <see-References> logier@cheops.qld.tne.oz.au (Rob Logie) writes: >>Does any one know what type of SIMMS it uses and how many it can take. > >I too would like an answer to this question! The manual was >unspecific. An HP serviceperson has advised our MIS department >that the SIMMs must be obtained from HP, that they are *not* the >standard sort one can buy from many sources. This seems remarkable, >and I would very much appreciate independent confirmation! The 4 Mb SIMM for the LaserJet IIISi is the same as the 4 Mb SIMM for a Sun SLC. (At least, we're using a third-party SLC SIMM in our IIISi and it seems to be working. :-) ) It's true that it's not the common "standard sort" that's used in most IBM PC clones. The printer has 4 SIMM slots. Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Adams Medicus Systems Corporation mca@medicus.com Clinical Data Systems {uunet,sun!rtech,unisoft}!medicus!mca Alameda, California
k@hprnd.rose.hp.com (Steve Kao) (06/07/91)
I found this in comp.periphs.printers. Note that with 1 Mb installed and up to 4 SIMMS of 4 Mb each, the III si can have up to 17 Mb of RAM. - Steve Kao ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From mca@medicus.com Sat Jun 1 16:50:33 1991 Relay-Version: version Notes 2.8.4 1990/05/09; site hprnd.rose.hp.com From: mca@medicus.com (Mark Adams) Date: Sat, 1 Jun 1991 23:50:33 GMT Date-Received: Wed, 5 Jun 1991 23:11:33 GMT Subject: Re: Re: SIMMS for LaserJet IIIsi. Message-ID: <1991Jun01.235033.19714@medicus.com> Organization: Medicus Clinical Data Systems, Alameda, CA Path: hprnd!hpcupt1!hpda!hplabs!ucbvax!mtxinu!rtech!medicus!mca Newsgroups: comp.periphs.printers References: <1991May28.025046.12612@cheops.qld.tne.oz.au> <1991May29.194858.14002@informix.com> Lines: 24 cortesi@informix.com (David Cortesi) writes: >In article <see-References> logier@cheops.qld.tne.oz.au (Rob Logie) writes: >>Does any one know what type of SIMMS it uses and how many it can take. > >I too would like an answer to this question! The manual was >unspecific. An HP serviceperson has advised our MIS department >that the SIMMs must be obtained from HP, that they are *not* the >standard sort one can buy from many sources. This seems remarkable, >and I would very much appreciate independent confirmation! The 4 Mb SIMM for the LaserJet IIISi is the same as the 4 Mb SIMM for a Sun SLC. (At least, we're using a third-party SLC SIMM in our IIISi and it seems to be working. :-) ) It's true that it's not the common "standard sort" that's used in most IBM PC clones. The printer has 4 SIMM slots. Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Adams Medicus Systems Corporation mca@medicus.com Clinical Data Systems {uunet,sun!rtech,unisoft}!medicus!mca Alameda, California