HP reved the SCSI at C200 - it's now Ultra-Wide-SE (confusing moniker- sounds like it should be 32-bit datapath or something. Ultra narrow also brings up interesting mental pictures). All dual-bus HP9ks will boot off of a narrow CD-ROM, seems likely some at least will boot from narrow HDDs. Regarding the Nova series (FGHI 40,50,60,70) Not "supported" but workable. I have a G70 2xPA7100 box happily crunching away with HP-UX 11i [9/2003] (well, not now - it's too hot to run the big beasts) Auto-install crashed, but manual install worked O.K. I have heard that the ASP chipset and CRX graphics have been definitely done away with, but could be worth a try - it's not like you're out big $$. Try the manual install - auto install seems more likely to break with unsupported equipment..