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Operating system 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
Genuine Windows Vista® Business 32-bit,
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic 32-bit,
Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate 32-bit,
Genuine Windows Vista® Business with downgrade to Windows XP Professional custom installed,
FreeDOS
Genuine Windows Vista® Business 32-bit,
FreeDOS
Operating system
Processor 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) 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 (1.60 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB) or Intel® Pentium® Dual Core Processor E2140 / E2160 / E2180 / E2200 / E2220 / E5200 / E5300 (1.60 to 2.60 GHz, 1 to 2 MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB) or Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E4500 / E4600 / E4700 / E6550 / E6750 / E6850 / E7200 / E7300 / E7400 / E8200 / E8300 / E8400 / E8500 (2.20 to 3.16 GHz, 2 to 6 MB L2 cache, 800 to 1333 MHz FSB) or Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q6600 / Q8200 / Q9300 / Q9450 (2.33 to 2.66 GHz, 4 to 12 MB L2 cache, 1066 to 1333 MHz FSB); Processors offer may vary according to regional offer 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-1640 with HT Technology (2.7 GHz, 512 KB L2 cache, 2000 MHz FSB) or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core Processors 4450B with HT Technology (2.3 GHz, 1 MB L2 cache, 2000 MHz FSB) or AMD Phenom™ Triple Core Processors 8600B / 8700B with HT Technology (2.3 to 2.5 GHz, 1.5 MB L2 cache, 3600 MHz FSB) or AMD Phenom™ Quad Core Processors 9500B / 9600B with HT Technology (2.2 to 2.3 GHz, 2 MB L2 cache, 3600 MHz FSB) Processor
Chipset Intel® G41 Express NVIDIA nForce 430 Intel® G33 Express NVIDIA nForce 430 Chipset
Maximum memory 4 GB DDR3-Synch DRAM 4 GB DDR2-Synch DRAM 8 GB DDR2-Synch DRAM 4 GB DDR2-Synch DRAM Maximum memory
Internal hard disk drive 160 to 500 GB SATA 3.0 Gb/s with NCQ 160 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 Internal hard disk drive
Optical drives SATA SuperMulti LightScribe DVD Writer 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 Optical drives
Expansion slots 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 1 full-height PCI 2.3, 1 full-height PCI Express x16, 2 full-height PCI Express x1 Expansion slots
Warranty 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 1-1-1 or 3-3-0 standard warranty. Terms and conditions vary by country and/or Business Model. Protected by HP Services, including a 1-1-1 standard warranty delivering 1 year of on-site and 1 year of next business-day service for parts and labour. Terms and conditions vary by country. Certain restrictions and exclusions apply Warranty
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