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Product number

FQ574AA

Introduction date

18-Dec-2008

Country/region sold in:

United States
Canada

Bundle information

The m9517c-b desktop PC bundle (part number FQ575AA) includes:

m9517c Desktop PC, part number FQ574AA

w2558hc 25.5" lcd wide-screen monitor with integrated speakers and webcam

Hardware

Base processor

Phenom-9550 (A) 2.2 GHz (95W)

3600 MHz HyperTransport 3.0
Socket AM2+

Chipset

GeForce 9100

Motherboard

Manufacturer: Pegatron
Motherboard Name: M2N78-LA
HP/Compaq motherboard name: Violet-GL8E

Power supply

350W

Memory

Component	Attributes
Memory Installed	8 GB
Maximum allowed	16 GB (4 x 4 GB) (64-bit OS) 4 GB* (4 x 1 GB) (32-bit OS) *Actual available memory may be less
Speed supported	PC2-6400 MB/sec
Type	240 pin, DDR2

Hard drive

1 TB SATA 3G (3.0 Gb/sec)
7200 rpm

Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner with LightScribe Technology drive

This Blu-Ray Disc DVD drive introduces a player that reads Blu-ray Disc format enabling you to watch high-definition Blu-ray Disc movies. NOTE: This drive does not include high-definition write capability.

Formats/Disc types	Write speeds	Read speeds	Storage Capacity
Blu-ray Disc
BD-ROM SL	NA	up to 6X	up to 25 GB
BD-ROM DL	NA	up to 4.8X	up to 50 GB
BD-R SL	not supported	up to 6X	up to 25 GB
BD-R DL	not supported	up to 4.8X	up to 50 GB
BD-RE SL	not supported	up to 2.3X	up to 25 GB
BD-RE DL	not supported	up to 2X	up to 50 GB
HD DVD	not supported
DVD
DVD-ROM SL	NA	up to 16X	up to 4.7 GB
DVD-ROM DL	NA	up to 8X	up to 8.5 GB
DVD+R SL	up to 16X	up to 12X	up to 4.7 GB
DVD+R DL	up to 4X	up to 8X	up to 8.5 GB
DVD+RW SL	up to 8X	up to 10X	up to 4.7 GB
DVD+RW DL	not supported
DVD-R SL	up to 16X	up to 12X	up to 4.7 GB
DVD-R DL	up to 4X	up to 8X	up to 8.5 GB
DVD-RW SL	up to 6X	up to 10X	up to 4.7 GB
DVD-RW DL	not supported
DVD-RAM	up to 5X	up to 5X	up to 4.7 GB
CD
CDROM	NA	up to 40X	up to 700 MB
CDR	up to 40X	up to 40X	up to 700 MB
CDRW	up to 24X	up to 40X	up to 700 MB
CD-DA	NA	up to 32X	up to 700 MB
Video CD	NA	up to 10X	up to 700 MB

Wireless

802.11 a/b/g/n PCI Express x1 wireless card

Video Graphics

GeForce 9300 GE (256 MB)

256 MB GDDR2 memory
I/O Ports: HDMI and DVI (and VGA using included DVI-to-VGA adapter)

Sound/Audio

High Definition 8-channel audio

ALC 888S chipset

Network (LAN)

Integrated 10/100 Base-T networking interface

Memory card reader

IR Receiver

Supports the following cards:
- Compact Flash I
- Compact Flash II
- IBM Microdrive
- Secure Digital (SD)
- mini-SD
- MultiMediaCard (MMC)
- Reduced size MultiMediaCard (RS-MMC)
- MultiMediaCard Plus (MMC plus)
- MultiMediaCard Mobile (MMC mobile)
- Memory Stick
- Memory Stick Pro
- Memory Stick Duo
- Memory Stick Pro Duo
- SmartMedia
- xD Picture Card (xD = extreme digital)

External I/O ports

I/O ports on the front panel

Port type	Quantity
15-in-1 (4 slot) with IR Receiver	One
1394	One
USB	Two
Headphone	One
Microphone	One

I/O ports on the back panel

Port type	Quantity
PS/2 (keyboard, mouse)	Two
S/PDIF out (coaxial)	One
VGA	One (disabled due to the installation of a graphics card)
DVI	One
USB	Four
1394a	One
LAN	One
Audio (side speaker out, rear speaker out, center/subwoofer-out , line-in, line-out, microphone)	One Each

Expansion slots

Slot type	Quantity
PCI Express x16	One (None available)
PCI Express x1	Three (Two available)

Drive bays

Bay type	Quantity
5.25"	Two (One available)
3.5"	Two (One available)
Personal Media Drive	One (One available)
Pocket Media Drive	One (One available)

Technologies

nVidia Pure Video

Keyboard and mouse

HP wireless keyboard
Quebec Keyboard Kit (French Canada only)
HP wireless mouse/receiver set

Software

NOTE:

HP provides basic support for software that comes with the computer. For in-depth feature assistance, refer to the help section in the software or on the software vendor's Web site.

**Software titles that shipped with PC**
Software Category	Software Title
Operating System	Windows Vista Home Premium with Windows Media Center (64-bit) with Vista Service Pack 1
CD/CD-RW/DVD/DVD+RW	MediaSmart DVD Premium BD Windows Movie Maker & Windows DVD Maker CyberLink DVD Suite 6 LightScribe Template Labeler
Entertainment, Music & Games	My HP Games HP MediaSmart Software Suite
Imaging, Photography, Video & Film	Muvee Reveal Premium
Productivity	Microsoft Works 9 Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition 2007 Trial
Security	Norton Internet Security 2009 (60-day security update subscription)
Support	HP Total Care Advisor HP Hardware Diagnostic Tools Help & Support Center HP Easy Backup Online documentation
Recovery	HP Recovery Manager
Internet Solutions	Microsoft Internet Explorer ISP offers
HP Partner offers (may vary)	Snapfish PictureMover (US only)