Glen,
Thanks for the reply. Responses in-line.
On 3/19/2019 1:57 AM, Glen Slick wrote:
I just saw a similarly
configured 16900A go on the Equipment auction site last week for
around $200. It appeared that there were maybe 5 16910A modules with
cables included, but the module model and speed and memory depth
details were not listed. That one happened to be located in MA state.
Hrmmmm, you don't say. :)
The lobstah rolls at Pauli's North End were fantastic.
As always, the value of the complete system might be a lot less than
if you were to price the components individually. For example the
E5382A flying lead set alone that you mentioned might go for a few
hundred on eBay.
Well I guess that might be good for us in some ways, but bad in others. Piece-parting otherwise complete systems sure seems like a recipe for disaster as far as preservation. But alas.
I see some absurd asking prices on ebay for some of these modules. In terms of available channels and maximum sample rate they are still very relevant and powerful.
As far as the OS is concerned, the 16900A, 16902A, and 16903A are
limited to Windows XP. Windows 7 was never a supported option. The
motherboards are limited to 512MB memory, and use a 1GHz P3 CPU if I
remember correctly.
Gotcha.
Back to the 16900A, 16902A, and 16903A, you can reinstall the Windows
XP OS image from scratch from the OS image DVD and not have to deal
with any activation issues, then update to Windows XP SP3, then
install the 05.90.1110 version of the analyzer software. Then what I
would do is not use the analyzer application directly on the analyzer,
but install the same 05.90.1110 version of the analyzer software on a
newer and faster PC with a nice large monitor, and run the analyzer
application over the Gbit Ethernet connection. Probably best to run
them on an isolated network.
Do you mean a standard Windows XP OS install DVD? Or this is an HP-specific disc?
Is this analyzer software directly downloadable from keysight's current website?
I still have to dig into this. Are the HDDs regular 3.5" SATA's? I might replace it with an off-the-shelf cheap SSD. I'll probably image the existing drive before I do anything.
I have never seen any license information / hacks for the 16900
series, only the 16700 series.
I wonder how the options are preserved across upgrades, reinstalls, and so on. Is it just some file installed in a particular folder?
Thanks again,
Keith
Keith Monahan