upgrading hp 5000 to 5000ps?

[kra]

Is it possible to upgrade an hp5000 to a 5000ps just by changing the boot rom dimm to the ps version?
I looked in the service manual and this seems to be the only difference maybe.
thanks for any help.
Randy

 

[Billct2]

try asking here...
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/...2735245+1194494743258+28353475&categoryId=414

 

[Matt Cuellar]

You need to buy the postscript module which is probably $1,500 - $2,500 depending on where you get it.

 

[Bill Modzel]

If you already have a 5000 you must have a RIP. What are you expecting to gain with the ps?

 

[kra]

I don't have a rip yet.
Just got the printer a couple of days ago.
I just thought updating the firmware and changing the bootrom dimm might be all there was to updating printer to ps version.
Randy

 

[WYLDGFI]

My suggestion....get a Rip for it. The computer you can build is faster that that of the on-board cpu. Once the rip station chews thru it...much faster...it starts to print a lot faster too. Usually you have better control of color as well as nesting capabilities.

 

[Matt Cuellar]

The .ps module is an easy way to control your color and add some capabilities to your printer. But I would recommend getting a 3rd party RIP like Wasatch or Onyx to give you full control. Your print process times will be 2-3x faster than the .ps module, will give you complete control over your profiles and color management and will be a more robust tool. You can get an HP only edition copy of Wasatch for $1,500. Great stuff.

 

[kra]

Just a follow-up.

I figured out how to upgrade 5000 to Post Script version.
Changed bootrom dimm and hard drive and loaded new firmware and it worked great.
It did take a while to figure out how to send firmware to printer. System maintainance will not work when you have an empty hard drive. I used dos copy command (from win 98 boot disk A: prompt) to send file to LPT1 from an old drive (fat32) that I saved the firmware file to.
I will be getting rip when I can better afford it, but hopefully this will get me by for a little while.
Total cost was under $45.00 (I had the hard drive already).

Randy