PrintThis document provides specifications for the HP Media Center 894c computer.
Introduction date
17-Feb-2003
Country/Region sold in
United States and most of Canada
Hardware
Motherboard
MSI MS-6577 version 2.1:
Motherboard specifications
Comes with 512 MB PC2100 DDR memory installed (may contain more than one memory module)
- Motherboard accepts DDR266/PC2100 or DDR200/PC1600 Memory modules
- Motherboard contains two memory slots
- Upgradeable to a maximum of 2 GB
- Motherboard requires a minimum of one 64 MB module
Drives
- 3.5 inch 1.44 MB floppy drive
- 160 GB 5400 rpm Ultra-IDE hard drive
- 16x CD-ROM drive
- HP DVD+R/RW drive
- Read speed equal or greater than 8x DVD, 32x CD-RW
- Write speed equal or greater than 2.4x DVD, 12x CD-RW
- Rewrite speed equal or greater than 2.4x DVD, 10x CD-RW
Drive bays
- Two 5.25 drive bays for optical drives (both in use)
- Two 3.5 drive bays for hard drives (both in use)
- 3.5 drive bay for a floppy drive (in use)
Modem
Lucent Win Modem (PCI LT K56flex Data Fax Modem)
Network
On-board RealTek 8101L 10/100 Ethernet
Audio
- Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audiogy 24-bit sound card with Dolby 5.1 and analog surround sound (does not have on-the-card IEEE-1394)
- Klipsch ProMedia 2.1, 200 watt, three piece speaker system (THX certified)
Video
ASUSTEK GeForce 4 MX440 with 128 MB DDR memory
Television
TV tuner card (supports NTSC format and stereo sound, does not support HDTV)
Memory card reader
6-in-1 card reader with four slots that supports the following card types:
- Compact Flash I or II
- Memory Stick
- Microdrive
- MultiMedia
- Secure Digital
- SmartMedia
External communication ports
- Two PS/2 ports (one keyboard, and one mouse)
- Serial (1294) port
- EPP/ECP Parallel port
- Five USB ports (one in front and four in back)
- Two FireWire (1394) ports (one in front and one in back)
- RJ45 network interface port
- RJ11 connector for the modem with an extra connector for a telephone
Expansion slots
- Three PCI slots (all in use)
- One AGP slot (in use)
Power
200-watt (max) power supply for ATX style motherboards
Input devices
Other
Remote control with USB infrared receiver
Software
Software BIOS
Phoenix - Award
Software
CD-RW and DVD software
- HP RecordNow by VERITAS
- Intervideo WinDVD 4 for playback of commercial DVD movies
Education and entertainment
- ArcSoft Funhouse image editing
- ArcSoft Greeting Card Creator
- ArcSoft PhotoImpression image editing
- Encyclopedia Britannica Premium Service Online (with one year free subscription)
- WildTangent GameChannel (downloadable games)
- HP Learning Adventures (preview software, select one for free)
Video and Multimedia
- Arcsoft Showbiz video editing software
- Sonic MyDVD DVD home video recording software
- PlayCenter and other software by Creative for recording and listening to music
- HP Toolkit software for working with photos
- Intervideo MP3Plus Pack for Windows Media Player trial version
Productivity and finance
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Corel WordPerfect Productivity Pack
- WordPerfect 10
- Quattro Pro 10
- Intuit Quicken New Users Edition 2003
Security and tools
- @Backup for storing important files on the Internet
- Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2003 (with 60 days of antivirus updates)
- Energy star utilities
- HP eHelp Instant Support software
- Backweb Client with HP Center Toolbar
- HP software for Photosmart cameras
- PC Doctor
Other
- Club Web site for HP Media Center PC owners
- Weatherbug weather monitoring software
Other included software
- AOL 7.0 CD
Warranty
| Duration of Limited Warranty - HP Pavilion Desktop PC | |
|---|---|
| Hardware | One year |
| Technical Phone Assistance to diagnose potential hardware issues | One year - 24-hours, seven-days a week |
NOTE: Please refer to the Support Guid
e included in the box with the PC for warranty details.
