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Product number

AV010AA

Introduction date

24-Sep-2009

Country/region sold in:

United States
Canada

Hardware

Base processor

Pentium E5300 (W) 2.6 GHz (65W)

800 MHz front side bus
Socket 775

Chipset

Intel G33 Express

Motherboard

Manufacturer: Asus
Motherboard Name: IPIBL-LB
HP/Compaq motherboard name: Benicia-GL8E

Power supply

250W

Memory

Component	Attributes
Memory Installed	6 GB
Maximum allowed	8 GB (4 x 2 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 SDRAM

Hard drive

640 GB SATA 3G (3.0 Gb/sec)
7200 rpm

SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology drive

Interface: SATA
Data buffer memory: 2 MB minimum
LightScribe: yes
Disc diameter: 120 mm
Write and read speeds for supported formats and disc types are shown in this table:

Formats/Disc types	Write speeds	Read speeds	Storage capacity
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 12x	up to 8x	up to 8.5 GB
DVD+RW SL	up to 8x	up to 8x	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 12x	up to 8x	up to 8.5 GB
DVD-RW SL	up to 6x	up to 8x	up to 4.7 GB
DVD-RW DL	not supported
DVD-RAM	up to 12x	up to 12x	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 32X	up to 32X	up to 700 MB
CD-DA	NA	up to 32X	up to 700 MB
Video CD	NA	up to 16X	up to 700 MB

Wireless

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

Video Graphics

Integrated on motherboard (see motherboard and chipset)

Sound/Audio

Integrated High Definition audio

Realtek ALC 888S chipset
Supports up to 8 audio channels

Network (LAN)

Integrated 10/100/1000 Base-T networking interface

Memory card reader

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)	One
USB	Two
Headphone	One
Microphone	One

I/O ports on the back panel

Port type	Quantity
PS2 (keyboard, mouse)	Two (one each)
VGA	One
USB	Four
1394a	One
LAN	One
S/PDIF out (coaxial)	One
S/PDIF in	One
Audio (side speaker out, rear speaker out, center speaker out, line-in, line-out, microphone)	One Each

Expansion slots

Slot type	Quantity
PCI	One (One available)
PCI Express x16	One (One available)
PCI Express x1	Two (One available)

Drive bays

Bay type	Quantity
5.25"	Two (One available)
3.5"	Three (Two available)

Keyboard and mouse

HP USB keyboard
Quebec Keyboard Kit (French Canada only)
HP USB optical mouse

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	Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
CD/CD-RW/DVD/DVD+RW	MediaSmart DVD Windows DVD Maker CyberLink DVD Suite 6
Entertainment, Music & Games	HP Games HP MediaSmart Software Suite
Productivity	Microsoft Works 9 Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition 2007 Trial
Security	Norton Internet Security 2009 (60-day security update subscription) Norton Online Backup (30-day trial)
Support	HP Advisor HP Hardware Diagnostic Tools Help & Support Center HP Support Assistant
Recovery	HP Recovery Manager
Internet Solutions	Microsoft Internet Explorer ISP offers
HP Partner offers (may vary)	Snapfish PictureMover (US only)