HP16700A and the SCSI2SD

Hi all, I just saw Josh Dersch's message thread right before I came here to talk about another upgrade I did to my HP16700A. I replaced the SCSI hard drive with a SCSI2SD. The device worked out of the box with just a regular off-the-shelf microsd card. I've used both the windows and linux software for firmware-upgrading and configuration and they work quickly and without fuss or drivers. The primary boot device was configured to SCSI ID 6. (and so I adjusted the ID of the SCSI2SD to match) I replaced the drive with the SCSI2SD device. I booted the HP off an external scsi cdrom drive, using the official HP media, and the entire installation process succeeded, all without user intervention. The whole process took about an hour. This installed HPUX 10.20 onto the SCSI2SD. I tested the data rates from an ubuntu PC with an adaptec card, and I was getting between 720KB/s - 820KB/s. This is slower, but there's room for optimization via software upgrade. (and even higher speeds available with newer uC or FPGA, if there's a future version) The logic analyzer definitely runs SLOWER with the SCSI2SD....perhaps in the neighborhood of 75% of the original speed. I haven't made up my mind whether I'll keep the modification, try another device, wait for upgraded software, or maybe just keep it as a spare. I *will* say that imaging the SD and producing a copy means you can instantly (as fast as a PC can copy to the microsd card) get back to factory default. This might be useful, especially with those that like to tinker! I've also had discussions with the developer, Michael McMaster, who is very responsive. The shipping from Australia was around $15 and took one week to the East Coast US. I'm going to type up a blog post or two on my website once I finish it. I just went to the hardware store last night, and I think using some standoffs and new screws that the SCSI2SD will mount nicely to the factory hard drive mounting plate. I think that this device would be perfect for those older devices where the speed requirements are much less. The other thread mentions the A3000 -- yes, I think it might be ideal. Keith M techtravels.org