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HP Compaq dx2420 Microtower PC (VC456EA) HP Compaq dx2420 Microtower PC (ENERGY STAR) (VC475EA) HP Compaq dx2420 Microtower PC (VC498EA) HP Compaq dx2420 Microtower PC (VC493EA) HP Compaq dx2420 Microtower PC (VC501EA) HP Compaq dx2420 Microtower PC (VC495EA) HP Compaq dx2420 Microtower PC (VC494EA) HP Compaq dx2420 Microtower PC (VC486EA) HP Compaq dx2420 Microtower PC (VC476EA) HP Compaq dx2420 Microtower PC (VC506EA)
Operating system installed Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic FreeDOS FreeDOS FreeDOS Genuine Windows Vista® Business with downgrade to Windows XP Professional custom installed Genuine Windows Vista® Business with downgrade to Windows XP Professional custom installed Genuine Windows Vista® Business with downgrade to Windows XP Professional custom installed Genuine Windows Vista® Business with downgrade to Windows XP Professional custom installed Genuine Windows Vista® Business 32-bit Operating system installed
Upgradability Windows Vista® capable*
Windows Vista® Premium ready		 Windows Vista® capable*
Windows Vista® Premium ready		 Windows Vista® capable*
Windows Vista® Premium ready		 Windows Vista® capable*
Windows Vista® Premium ready		 Windows Vista® capable*
Windows Vista® Premium ready		 Windows Vista® capable*
Windows Vista® Premium ready		 Windows Vista® capable*
Windows Vista® Premium ready		 Upgradability
Processor speed 3.00 GHz 2.80 GHz 2.60 GHz 2.60 GHz 2.93 GHz 2.60 GHz 2.60 GHz 2.60 GHz 3.00 GHz 2.80 GHz Processor speed
Cache external 6 MB L2 cache 2 MB L2 cache 2 MB L2 cache 2 MB L2 cache 3 MB L2 cache 2 MB L2 cache 2 MB L2 cache 2 MB L2 cache 6 MB L2 cache 2 MB L2 cache Cache external
Processor front side bus 1333 MHz front side bus 1066 MHz front side bus 800 MHz front side bus 800 MHz front side bus 1066 MHz front side bus 800 MHz front side bus 800 MHz front side bus 800 MHz front side bus 1333 MHz front side bus 1066 MHz front side bus Processor front side bus
Standard memory 1 x 1 GB + 1 x 2 GB 1 x 2 GB + 1 x 1 GB 1 x 1 GB 1 x 2 GB 1 x 2 GB 1 x 2 GB 1 x 1 GB + 1 x 2 GB 1 x 2 GB 1 x 2 GB 1 x 2 GB Standard memory
Internal drives 320 GB 500 GB 320 GB 320 GB 320 GB 320 GB 500 GB 320 GB 320 GB 320 GB Internal drives
Optical drives SATA DVD+/-RW 16x SuperMulti LightScribe and HP Media Card Reader 22-in-1 (3.5" with PCI) SATA DVD+/-RW 16x SuperMulti LightScribe and HP Media Card Reader 22-in-1 (3.5" with PCI) SATA DVD+/-RW 16x SuperMulti LightScribe and HP Media Card Reader 22-in-1 (3.5" with PCI) SATA DVD+/-RW 16x SuperMulti LightScribe and HP Media Card Reader 22-in-1 (3.5" with PCI) SATA DVD+/-RW 16x SuperMulti LightScribe and HP Media Card Reader 22-in-1 (3.5" with PCI) SATA DVD+/-RW 16x SuperMulti LightScribe SATA DVD+/-RW 16x SuperMulti LightScribe SATA DVD+/-RW 16x SuperMulti LightScribe and HP Media Card Reader 22-in-1 (3.5" with PCI) SATA DVD+/-RW 16x SuperMulti LightScribe SATA DVD+/-RW 16x SuperMulti LightScribe Optical drives
Flexible disk drive No Floppy Disk Drive No Floppy Disk Drive No Floppy Disk Drive No Floppy Disk Drive Flexible disk drive
Pre-installed software Optional preloaded software, only for certain configurations: Microsoft® Office 2007 Basic, Microsoft® Office 2007 Small Business, Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional, Credential Manager 2.5 for dx Series Optional preloaded software, only for certain configurations: Microsoft® Office 2007 Basic, Microsoft® Office 2007 Small Business, Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional, Credential Manager 2.5 for dx Series Optional preloaded software, only for certain configurations: Microsoft® Office 2007 Basic, Microsoft® Office 2007 Small Business, Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional, Credential Manager 2.5 for dx Series Optional preloaded software, only for certain configurations: Microsoft® Office 2007 Basic, Microsoft® Office 2007 Small Business, Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional, Credential Manager 2.5 for dx Series Optional preloaded software, only for certain configurations: Microsoft® Office 2007 Basic, Microsoft® Office 2007 Small Business, Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional, Credential Manager 2.5 for dx Series Optional preloaded software, only for certain configurations: Microsoft® Office 2007 Basic, Microsoft® Office 2007 Small Business, Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional, Credential Manager 2.5 for dx Series Optional preloaded software, only for certain configurations: Microsoft® Office 2007 Basic, Microsoft® Office 2007 Small Business, Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional, Credential Manager 2.5 for dx Series Optional preloaded software, only for certain configurations: Microsoft® Office 2007 Basic, Microsoft® Office 2007 Small Business, Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional, Credential Manager 2.5 for dx Series Optional preloaded software, only for certain configurations: Microsoft® Office 2007 Basic, Microsoft® Office 2007 Small Business, Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional, Credential Manager 2.5 for dx Series Optional preloaded software, only for certain configurations: Microsoft® Office 2007 Basic, Microsoft® Office 2007 Small Business, Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional, Credential Manager 2.5 for dx Series, Windows Vista® Business Recovery kit Pre-installed software

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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.

HP is committed to providing our customers with information about the chemical substances in our products as needed to comply with legal requirements such as REACH (Regulation EC No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council). A chemical information report for this product can be found at: www.hp.com/go/reach.


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