HP Compaq d530 SFF

model: HP Compaq d530 SFF (Small Form Factor)

partno: DF377T

  • cpu: Pentium 4 @ 2.8 Ghz
  • processor stepping: F29
  • memory: 1536 MB (4 DIMM slots, currently 3 filled)
  • storage - pata
  • storage - sata - sata150
  • optical drive: HL-DT-ST DVD-ROM GDR8162B 0018
  • network - Ethernet - Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit, shows up as bge0 in FreeBSD
  • network - wireless: add-in card, shows up as ath0 ('sysctl net.wlan.devices')
  • usb: 2.0, front 2 ports, rear 4 ports

BIOS: 786B2 v2.44 (was: v1.11)

chassis serial number: CZC3440Q4M

OS: FreeBSD,

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HP Compaq d530 Small Form Factor Desktop PC, DF377T,

History

2018-11-10:bios - update - I put files from the "DOS Flash" directory in sp40411 in a subdirectory \fdos\d530-b on the FreeDOS usb stick, booted without drivers and ran flshlite.exe /l:us /f flsh.cpu default it claims to have updated BIOS. Yep - bios is now v2.44.

2018-11-10: floppy controller - I ran TestFDC from a FreeDOS usb stick (lot's of room for reports). Here is the report

tingo@kg-core1$ date; echo "TestFDC";cat D530.TXT
Sat Nov 10 19:07:34 CET 2018
TestFDC
Report on FDC capabilities, issued 10/11/2018 18:02:23:
Single-Density at 250 kbps ............................ Passed
Single-Density at 300 kbps ............................ Not tested
Single-Density at 500 kbps ............................ Passed
Double-Density at 250 kbps ............................ Passed
Double-Density at 300 kbps ............................ Not tested
Double-Density at 500 kbps ............................ Passed
Double-Density at 250 kbps / 128 byte sectors ......... Failed
Double-Density at 300 kbps / 128 byte sectors ......... Not tested
Double-Density at 500 kbps / 128 byte sectors ......... Failed

looks ok at least.

2018-11-10: bios - newest version is version 2.44 Rev. A from August 14, 2008 in SP40411.

2018-11-10: testing - the machine boots, complains about time and date (BIOS battery probably dead), but works. I can run TestFDC from floppy drive A: (3.5 inch) too. Nice.

2018-11-10: on autumn "dugnad" I rescued this machine. Soon as I saw that it was a Pentium 4 machine and had a (3.5 inch) floppy drive, I wondered if this could be my next floppy media machine.