HP LaserJet 6P: slow power-up after adding memory

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I just bought a used HP LaserJet 6P (for only US$50!). It works fine, but I
want PostScript, so I bought a PostScript SIMM and 16 MB RAM SIMM from
www.printerworks.com. So now I have a 19MB LaserJet 6MP. The strange thing
is that it takes a lot longer to power on ever since I installed the RAM
SIMM. When I turn it on, all 6 lights come on and stay on for about 25
seconds, then it goes through the normal light cycling and is soon ready.
Is this normal for a 6P? Before I put the RAM in, it just went right to the
light blinking/cycling. Maybe it's normal behavior, testing the extra
16MB of memory? I just want to know if my printer is OK... Thanks.

 

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It's normal; mine w. extra memory does exactly the same.

ljb wrote:

> I just bought a used HP LaserJet 6P (for only US$50!). It works fine, but I
> want PostScript, so I bought a PostScript SIMM and 16 MB RAM SIMM from
> www.printerworks.com. So now I have a 19MB LaserJet 6MP. The strange thing
> is that it takes a lot longer to power on ever since I installed the RAM
> SIMM. When I turn it on, all 6 lights come on and stay on for about 25
> seconds, then it goes through the normal light cycling and is soon ready.
> Is this normal for a 6P? Before I put the RAM in, it just went right to the
> light blinking/cycling. Maybe it's normal behavior, testing the extra
> 16MB of memory? I just want to know if my printer is OK... Thanks.

 

[Michael]

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ljb wrote:
>
> I just bought a used HP LaserJet 6P (for only US$50!). It works fine, but I
> want PostScript, so I bought a PostScript SIMM and 16 MB RAM SIMM from
> www.printerworks.com. So now I have a 19MB LaserJet 6MP. The strange thing
> is that it takes a lot longer to power on ever since I installed the RAM
> SIMM. When I turn it on, all 6 lights come on and stay on for about 25
> seconds, then it goes through the normal light cycling and is soon ready.
> Is this normal for a 6P? Before I put the RAM in, it just went right to the
> light blinking/cycling. Maybe it's normal behavior, testing the extra
> 16MB of memory? I just want to know if my printer is OK... Thanks.


Dunno about the HP. IBM 4049 with Postscript and max. mem. takes longer
to go Ready than bare 4029.

 

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In article <418C6EE0.FEC9B8D4@att.net>, Michael <NoSpam@att.net> wrote:

> ljb wrote:
> >
> > I just bought a used HP LaserJet 6P (for only US$50!). It works fine, but I
> > want PostScript, so I bought a PostScript SIMM and 16 MB RAM SIMM from
> > www.printerworks.com. So now I have a 19MB LaserJet 6MP. The strange thing
> > is that it takes a lot longer to power on ever since I installed the RAM
> > SIMM. When I turn it on, all 6 lights come on and stay on for about 25
> > seconds, then it goes through the normal light cycling and is soon ready.
> > Is this normal for a 6P? Before I put the RAM in, it just went right to the
> > light blinking/cycling. Maybe it's normal behavior, testing the extra
> > 16MB of memory? I just want to know if my printer is OK... Thanks.
>
>
> Dunno about the HP. IBM 4049 with Postscript and max. mem. takes longer
> to go Ready than bare 4029.

it's running a memory test, i believe. i upped the memory
in my HP 4000 and the same things happened. i haven't found
a knob for "abbreviated memory test" like in most PC BIOS roms,
but maybe there's on there somewhere.

-mo

 

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mo@ccr.org wrote:
> In article <418C6EE0.FEC9B8D4@att.net>, Michael <NoSpam@att.net> wrote:
>
>> ljb wrote:
>> >
>> > I just bought a used HP LaserJet 6P (for only US$50!). It works fine, but I
>> > want PostScript, so I bought a PostScript SIMM and 16 MB RAM SIMM from
>> > www.printerworks.com. So now I have a 19MB LaserJet 6MP. The strange thing
>> > is that it takes a lot longer to power on ever since I installed the RAM
>> > SIMM. When I turn it on, all 6 lights come on and stay on for about 25
>> > seconds, then it goes through the normal light cycling and is soon ready.
>> > Is this normal for a 6P? Before I put the RAM in, it just went right to the
>> > light blinking/cycling. Maybe it's normal behavior, testing the extra
>> > 16MB of memory? I just want to know if my printer is OK... Thanks.
>>
>>
>> Dunno about the HP. IBM 4049 with Postscript and max. mem. takes longer
>> to go Ready than bare 4029.
>
> it's running a memory test, i believe. i upped the memory
> in my HP 4000 and the same things happened. i haven't found
> a knob for "abbreviated memory test" like in most PC BIOS roms,
> but maybe there's on there somewhere.

Thanks to all who responded. It's reassuring to hear that it is working OK.
(When I first installed the SIMM, I turned the printer on, saw all the
lights stay on, said Oh-S*@! and turned it off. Reseat the SIMM, try a
different slot, clean the slots, etc... no use. Then I gave up and let it
stay on, and - imagine that - it worked.)