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HP Compaq dx2450 Microtower PC
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Operating system installed Genuine Windows Vista® Business 32-bit,
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium,
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic 32-bit,
Genuine Windows Vista® Business with downgrade to Windows XP Professional custom installed
Genuine Windows Vista® Business 32-bit,
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic 32-bit,
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium 32-bit,
Genuine Windows Vista® Business with downgrade to Windows XP Professional custom installed,
FreeDOS
Genuine Windows Vista® Business 32-bit,
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic 32-bit,
Genuine Windows Vista® Business with downgrade to Windows XP Professional custom installed,
FreeDOS
Genuine Windows Vista® Business 32-bit,
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic 32-bit,
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium 32-bit,
Genuine Windows Vista® Business with downgrade to Windows XP Professional custom installed,
FreeDOS
Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 32-bit,
Windows XP Professional (available through downgrade rights from Genuine Windows® 7 Professional),
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 32-bit,
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Basic 32-bit,
Genuine Windows® 7 Starter
Genuine Windows® 7 Professional 32-bit,
Windows XP Professional (available through downgrade rights from Genuine Windows® 7 Professional),
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 32-bit,
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Basic 32-bit,
Genuine Windows® 7 Starter
Operating system installed
Processor type AMD Sempron™ Processor LE-1200 / LE-1250 / LE-1300 with HT Technology (2.1 to 2.3 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache, 1600 MHz FSB) or AMD Athlon™ 64 Processor LE-1640B with HT Technology (2.7 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache, 2000 MHz FSB) or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core Processors 4450B / 5000B / 5200B / 5400B / 7750 with HT Technology (2.3 to 3.1 GHz, 1 MB L2 cache, 2000 to 4000 MHz FSB) or AMD Phenom™ Triple Core Processors 8600B with HT Technology (2.3 GHz, 1.5 MB L2 cache, 3600 MHz FSB) or AMD Phenom™ Quad Core Processors 9500 / 9550 / 9600B with HT Technology (2.2 to 2.3 GHz, 2 MB L2 cache, 3000 to 3600 MHz FSB) or AMD Phenom™ II Triple Core Processors 710 / 720 with HT Technology (2.6 to 2.8 GHz, 6 MB L3 cache, 4000 MHz FSB) or AMD Phenom™ Quad Core Processors 805 / 810 (2.5 to 2.6 GHz, 4 MB L3 cache, 4000 MHz) Intel® Celeron® Processor 450 / E3200 (2.20 to 2.40 GHz, 512 KB to 1 MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB) or Intel® Celeron® Dual Core Processor E1400 / E1500 (2.00 to 2.20 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB) or Intel® Pentium® Dual Core Processor E5200 / E5300 / E5400 (2.50 to 2.70 GHz, 1 to 2 MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB) or Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E7400 / E7500 / E8400 (2.80 to 3.00 GHz, 2 to 6 MB L2 cache, 1066 to 1333 MHz FSB); Processors offer may vary according to regional offer Intel® Celeron® Processor 420 / 430 / 440 (1.60 to 2.00 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB) or Intel® Celeron® Dual Core Processor E1200 / E1400 / E1500 (1.60 to 2.20 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB) or Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor E2140 / E2160 / E2180 / E2200 / E2220 / E5200 / E5300 / E5400 (1.60 to 2.70 GHz, 1 to 2 MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB) or Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E4500 / E4600 / E4700 / E6300 / E7200 / E7300 / E7400 / E7500 / E8200 / E8400 / E8500 (1.86 to 3.16 GHz, 2 to 6 MB L2 cache, 800 to 1333 MHz FSB) Intel® Celeron® Processor 450 (2.20 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB) or Intel® Celeron® Dual Core Processor E1400 / E1500 (2.00 to 2.20 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB) or Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor E5200 / E5300 / 5400 (2.50 to 2.70 GHz, 1 to 2 MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB) or Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E7400 / E7500 / E8400 / E8500 /E8600 (2.80 to 3.33 GHz, 3 to 6 MB L2 cache, 1066 to 1333 MHz FSB) Intel® Celeron® Processor, Intel® Celeron® Dual Core Processor, Intel® Pentium® Dual Core Processor, Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor; Processors offer may vary according to regional offer AMD Sempron™ 140 Processor (2.7 GHz, 1 MB L2 cache, 4000 MHz FSB) or AMD Athlon™ Dual Core Processors 215 / 240 / 245 / 250 with HT Technology (2.7 to 3.0 GHz, 2 MB L2 cache, 4000 MHz FSB) or AMD Athlon™ Triple Core Processors 425 / 435 with HT Technology (2.7 to 2.9 GHz, 1.5 MB L2 cache, 4000 MHz FSB) Processor type
Chipset NVIDIA nForce 430 Intel® G31 Express Intel® G31 Express Intel® G31 Express Intel® G41 Express NVIDIA nForce 430 Chipset
Maximum memory 4 GB DDR2-Synch DRAM 4 GB DDR2-Synch DRAM 4 GB DDR2-Synch DRAM 4 GB DDR2-Synch DRAM 4 GB DDR3-Synch DRAM 4 GB DDR2-Synch DRAM Maximum memory
Internal drives 160 to 500 GB SATA 3.0 Gb/s 80 to 500 GB SATA 3.0 Gb/s with NCQ 80 to 500 GB SATA 3.0 Gb/s with NCQ 80 to 500 GB SATA 3.0 Gb/s with NCQ 160 to 500 GB SATA 3.0 Gb/s with NCQ 160 to 500 GB SATA 3.0 Gb/s with NCQ Internal drives
Optical drives SATA DVD-ROM Drive, SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive, SATA SuperMulti LightScribe DVD Writer Drive SATA DVD-ROM Drive, SATA SuperMulti LightScribe DVD Writer Drive SATA DVD-ROM Drive, SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive, SATA SuperMulti LightScribe DVD Writer Drive SATA DVD-ROM Drive, SATA SuperMulti LightScribe DVD Writer Drive SATA SuperMulti LightScribe DVD Writer Drive SATA SuperMulti LightScribe DVD Writer Drive Optical drives
Expansion slots 1 full-height PCI 2.3, 1 full-height PCI Express x16, 2 full-height PCI Express x1 1 full-height PCI, 1 full-height PCI Express x16, 2 full-height PCI Express x1 1 full-height PCI 2.3, 1 full-height PCI Express x16, 2 full-height PCI Express x1 1 full-height PCI, 1 full-height PCI Express x16, 2 full-height PCI Express x1 1 full-height PCI, 1 full-height PCI Express x16, 2 full-height PCI Express x1 1 full-height PCI, 1 full-height PCI Express x16, 2 full-height PCI Express x1 Expansion slots
Warranty Protected by HP Services, including a 1-1-1 or 3-3-0 standard warranty. Terms and conditions vary by country and/or Business Model. Protected by HP Services, including a 1-1-0 or 1-1-1 standard warranty. Terms and conditions vary by country and/or Business Model. Protected by HP Services, including a 1-1-0 or 1-1-1 standard warranty. Terms and conditions vary by country and/or Business Model. Protected by HP Services, including a 1-1-0 standard warranty. Terms and conditions vary by country. Certain restrictions and exclusions apply Protected by HP Services, including a 1-1-0 or 1-1-1 standard warranty. Terms and conditions vary by country and/or Business Model. Protected by HP Services, including a 1-1-0 or 1-1-1 standard warranty. Terms and conditions vary by country and/or Business Model. Warranty



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This system may require upgraded and/or separately purchased hardware and/or a DVD drive to install the Windows 7 software and take full advantage of Windows 7 functionality. See http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/ for details.

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