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HP Compaq dc5850 Microtower PC (KV500EA) HP Compaq dc5850 Microtower PC (KV498EA) HP Compaq dc5850 Microtower PC (KV497EA) HP Compaq dc5850 Microtower PC (ENERGY STAR) (KV562EA) HP Compaq dc5850 Microtower PC (KV573EA) HP Compaq dc5850 Microtower PC (KV576EA) HP Compaq dc5850 Microtower PC (KV577EA) HP Compaq dc5850 Microtower PC (ENERGY STAR) (AT513AW) HP Compaq dc5850 Microtower PC (KV556EA)
Operating system 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 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 32-bit 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 2.3 GHz 2.3 GHz 2.3 GHz 2.80 GHz 2.6 GHz 2.6 GHz 2.8 GHz 2.60 GHz 2.7 GHz Processor speed
Cache external 2 MB Dedicated L2 cache 1.5 MB L2 cache 1.5 MB L2 cache 1 MB L2 cache 1 MB L2 cache 4 MB L3 cache 3 MB L2 cache 1 MB L2 cache 1 MB L2 cache Cache external
Processor front side bus HT bus 3.0 3600 MHz front side bus 3600 MHz front side bus 2000 MHz front side bus 2000 MHz front side bus 4000 MHz front side bus 4000 MHz front side bus 2000 MHz front side bus 2000 MHz front side bus Processor front side bus
Standard memory 2 x 1 GB 2 x 1 GB 2 x 1 GB 2 x 1 GB 1 x 1 GB 2 x 1 GB 1 x 1 GB 2 x 1 GB 2 x 1 GB Standard memory
Memory upgrade Expandable to 8 GB through four industry-standard DIMM slots Expandable to 8 GB through four industry-standard DIMM slots Expandable to 8 GB through four industry-standard DIMM slots Expandable to 8 GB through four industry-standard DIMM slots Upgradeable to 8GB Upgradeable to 8GB Upgradeable to 8GB Upgradeable to 8GB Upgradeable to 8GB Memory upgrade
Internal drives 500 GB 250 GB 250 GB 250 GB 250 GB 250 GB 250 GB 160 GB 160 GB Internal drives
Optical drives SATA DVD+/-RW 16x SuperMulti LightScribe and HP Media Card Reader 16-in-1 (3.5" with PCI) SATA DVD+/-RW 16x SuperMulti LightScribe SATA DVD+/-RW 16x SuperMulti LightScribe and HP Media Card Reader 16-in-1 (3.5" with PCI) SATA DVD+/-RW 16x SuperMulti LightScribe SATA DVD+/-RW 16x SuperMulti LightScribe SATA DVD+/-RW 16x SuperMulti LightScribe SATA DVD+/-RW 16x SuperMulti LightScribe SATA DVD+/-RW 16x SuperMulti LightScribe SATA DVD+/-RW 16x SuperMulti LightScribe and HP Media Card Reader 16-in-1 (3.5" with PCI) Optical drives
Flexible disk drive Optional 1.44 MB Diskette Drive Optional 1.44 MB Diskette Drive Optional 1.44 MB Diskette Drive Optional 1.44 MB Diskette Drive Optional 1.44 MB Diskette Drive Optional 1.44 MB Diskette Drive Optional 1.44 MB Diskette Drive Optional 1.44 MB Diskette Drive Flexible disk drive
Video adapter driver 01 Microsoft® Windows Vista®, Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional, Microsoft® 2000 Microsoft® Windows Vista®, Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional, Microsoft® 2000 Microsoft® Windows Vista®, Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional, Microsoft® 2000 Microsoft® Windows Vista®, Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional, Microsoft® 2000 Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium, Genuine Windows® XP Professional, Microsoft® 2000 Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium, Genuine Windows® XP Professional, Microsoft® 2000 Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium, Genuine Windows® XP Professional, Microsoft® 2000 Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium, Genuine Windows® XP Professional, Microsoft® 2000 Video adapter driver 01
Pre-installed software Optional preloaded software, only for certain configurations: Computrace for Desktops, Verdiem Surveyor agent, InterVideo WinDVD 5.0, Microsoft® Office 2007 Basic, Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional, Microsoft® Office 2007 Small Business, Microsoft® Internet Explorer with AOL Toolbar Optional preloaded software, only for certain configurations: Computrace for Desktops, Verdiem Surveyor agent, InterVideo WinDVD 5.0, Microsoft® Office 2007 Basic, Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional, Microsoft® Office 2007 Small Business, Microsoft® Internet Explorer with AOL Toolbar Optional preloaded software, only for certain configurations: Computrace for Desktops, Verdiem Surveyor agent, InterVideo WinDVD 5.0, Microsoft® Office 2007 Basic, Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional, Microsoft® Office 2007 Small Business, Microsoft® Internet Explorer with AOL Toolbar Optional preloaded software, only for certain configurations: Computrace for Desktops, Verdiem Surveyor agent, InterVideo WinDVD 5.0, Microsoft® Office 2007 Basic, Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional, Microsoft® Office 2007 Small Business, Microsoft® Internet Explorer with AOL Toolbar Optional preloaded software, only for certain configurations: Computrace for Desktops, Verdiem Surveyor agent, InterVideo WinDVD 5.0, Microsoft® Office 2007 Basic, Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional, Microsoft® Office 2007 Small Business, Microsoft® Internet Explorer with AOL Toolbar Optional preloaded software, only for certain configurations: Computrace for Desktops, Verdiem Surveyor agent, InterVideo WinDVD 5.0, Microsoft® Office 2007 Basic, Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional, Microsoft® Office 2007 Small Business, Microsoft® Internet Explorer with AOL Toolbar Optional preloaded software, only for certain configurations: Computrace for Desktops, Verdiem Surveyor agent, InterVideo WinDVD 5.0, Microsoft® Office 2007 Basic, Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional, Microsoft® Office 2007 Small Business, Microsoft® Internet Explorer with AOL Toolbar Optional preloaded software, only for certain configurations: Computrace for Desktops, Verdiem Surveyor agent, InterVideo WinDVD 5.0, Microsoft® Office 2007 Basic, Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional, Microsoft® Office 2007 Small Business, Microsoft® Internet Explorer with AOL Toolbar, Windows Vista® Business Recovery kit Pre-installed software
Software included On some models only (not included with FreeDOS): HP ProtectTools Security Solutions, HP Backup and Recovery Manager, HP Insight Diagnostics (available via HP Backup and Recovery Manager), HP Software Agent, HP Total Care Advisor, HP Client Configuration Manager, HP Client Manager for Altiris, HP SoftPaq Download Manager, HP Client Catalog for Microsoft SMS, HP Systems Software Manager, Computer Setup Utility, Altiris Out-of-Band Management Solution, McAfee AntiVirus trial version, Sonic/Roxio DigitalMedia Plus 7.2/Easy Media Creator 9 On some models only (not included with FreeDOS): HP ProtectTools Security Solutions, HP Backup and Recovery Manager, HP Insight Diagnostics (available via HP Backup and Recovery Manager), HP Software Agent, HP Total Care Advisor, HP Client Configuration Manager, HP Client Manager for Altiris, HP SoftPaq Download Manager, HP Client Catalog for Microsoft SMS, HP Systems Software Manager, Computer Setup Utility, Altiris Out-of-Band Management Solution, McAfee AntiVirus trial version, Sonic/Roxio DigitalMedia Plus 7.2/Easy Media Creator 9 On some models only (not included with FreeDOS): HP ProtectTools Security Solutions, HP Backup and Recovery Manager, HP Insight Diagnostics (available via HP Backup and Recovery Manager), HP Software Agent, HP Total Care Advisor, HP Client Configuration Manager, HP Client Manager for Altiris, HP SoftPaq Download Manager, HP Client Catalog for Microsoft SMS, HP Systems Software Manager, Computer Setup Utility, Altiris Out-of-Band Management Solution, McAfee AntiVirus trial version, Sonic/Roxio DigitalMedia Plus 7.2/Easy Media Creator 9 On some models only (not included with FreeDOS): HP ProtectTools Security Solutions, HP Backup and Recovery Manager, HP Insight Diagnostics (available via HP Backup and Recovery Manager), HP Software Agent, HP Total Care Advisor, HP Client Configuration Manager, HP Client Manager for Altiris, HP SoftPaq Download Manager, HP Client Catalog for Microsoft SMS, HP Systems Software Manager, Computer Setup Utility, Altiris Out-of-Band Management Solution, McAfee AntiVirus trial version, Sonic/Roxio DigitalMedia Plus 7.2/Easy Media Creator 9 On some models only (not included with FreeDOS): HP ProtectTools Security Solutions, HP Backup and Recovery Manager, HP Insight Diagnostics (available via HP Backup and Recovery Manager), HP Software Agent, HP Client Configuration Manager, HP Client Manager for Altiris, HP SoftPaq Download Manager, HP Client Catalog for Microsoft SMS, HP Systems Software Manager, Computer Setup Utility, Altiris Out-of-Band Management Solution, McAfee AntiVirus trial version, Sonic/Roxio DigitalMedia Plus 7.2/Easy Media Creator 9 On some models only (not included with FreeDOS): HP ProtectTools Security Solutions, HP Backup and Recovery Manager, HP Insight Diagnostics (available via HP Backup and Recovery Manager), HP Software Agent, HP Client Configuration Manager, HP Client Manager for Altiris, HP SoftPaq Download Manager, HP Client Catalog for Microsoft SMS, HP Systems Software Manager, Computer Setup Utility, Altiris Out-of-Band Management Solution, McAfee AntiVirus trial version, Sonic/Roxio DigitalMedia Plus 7.2/Easy Media Creator 9 On some models only (not included with FreeDOS): HP ProtectTools Security Solutions, HP Backup and Recovery Manager, HP Insight Diagnostics (available via HP Backup and Recovery Manager), HP Software Agent, HP Client Configuration Manager, HP Client Manager for Altiris, HP SoftPaq Download Manager, HP Client Catalog for Microsoft SMS, HP Systems Software Manager, Computer Setup Utility, Altiris Out-of-Band Management Solution, McAfee AntiVirus trial version, Sonic/Roxio DigitalMedia Plus 7.2/Easy Media Creator 9 On some models only (not included with FreeDOS): HP ProtectTools Security Solutions, HP Backup and Recovery Manager, HP Insight Diagnostics (available via HP Backup and Recovery Manager), HP Software Agent, HP Client Configuration Manager, HP Client Manager for Altiris, HP SoftPaq Download Manager, HP Client Catalog for Microsoft SMS, HP Systems Software Manager, Computer Setup Utility, Altiris Out-of-Band Management Solution, McAfee AntiVirus trial version, Sonic/Roxio DigitalMedia Plus 7.2/Easy Media Creator 9 Software included
Keyboard HP PS/2 Standard Keyboard HP PS/2 Standard Keyboard HP PS/2 Standard keyboard HP PS/2 Standard Keyboard HP USB Standard keyboard HP USB Standard keyboard HP USB Standard keyboard PS/2 Standard Keyboard HP PS/2 Standard keyboard Keyboard
Pointing device HP PS/2 2-Button Optical Scroll Mouse HP PS/2 2-Button Optical Scroll Mouse HP PS/2 2-Button Optical Scroll Mouse HP USB 2-Button Optical Scroll Mouse HP USB 2-Button Optical Scroll Mouse HP USB 2-Button Optical Scroll Mouse HP USB 2-Button Optical Scroll Mouse HP PS/2 Optical Mouse HP PS/2 2-Button Optical Scroll Mouse Pointing device
Energy efficiency compliance ENERGY STAR®, EPEAT Gold™, 80PLUS Power Supply 85PLUS Power Supply 85PLUS Power Supply 85PLUS Power Supply 85PLUS Power Supply Energy efficiency compliance

Disclaimers

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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