Question 1

what is the maximum capacity memory on this model?

Accepted Answer

From the HP website:

Expandable to 4 GB through four industry-standard DIMM slots.

Question 2

Does this have a network ethernet adapter included?

Accepted Answer

Yes it is integrated into the motherboard, along with 6 usb ports on the back-2 on the front, speaker and mic jack, parallel port, COM port, 2 pci slots and one pci express 1x slot, and a VGA port. There is also 4 slots for DDR2 RAM. I ordered 2 of these and one came with two 1gb sticks, and the other came with four 512mb sticks. Both work fine and are quiet.

Question 3

Does the unit come with the necessary power cables, etc? In other words, is it ready to run out of the box?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the unit we received was complete, including power cord, keyboard, and mouse.

Question 4

Has anyone upgraded this machine to Windows 7 Pro? I have an old one running XP, am considering buying another to upgrade to Win-7 Pro, just for XP compatibility (am 66, do not care about "modern" OR "speed") - went to Windows website & test came back positive.

But I'd like a "real-world" case to be sure. I don't like Win-7 Home that well.

Accepted Answer

I have this model with Win 7 Pro running on it and it runs great.  No problems at all.  (Am 67 and, despite having had a 20+ year 2nd career in technology, I also am looking for "ease of use" as well as speed and power.  I was a big fan of Win XP -- one of the best Operating Systems they ever sold!  Win 7 is OK and I also have computers with Win 8, but I like Win 7 better.)  Good luck!

Question 5

Two questions: Does this have a standard VGA output?

Can I add another Sata HD?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it has a standard VGA port (Blue DB15 high density)

There isn't any physical space for another HDD.  You could entertain the idea of removing the FDD or optical drive and then that would give you some room.  I'm not sure if there was a 3rd SATA connector on the motherboard.

Question 6

What kind of memory does it use and is it easily replaced? Can it be upgraded to 8 or 16 GB?

Accepted Answer

From the hardware manual:
h**p h20565.www2.hp.c*m/portal/site/hpsc/public/psi/manualsResults/?sp4ts.oid=3249646

Installing Additional Memory
The computer comes with double data rate 2 synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR2-
SDRAM) dual inline memory modules (DIMMs).
DIMMs

The memory sockets on the system board MAY be populated with up to four industry-standard DIMMs.

These memory sockets are populated with at least one preinstalled DIMM.
To achieve the maximum memory support, you can populate the system board with up to 4 GB of memory configured in a highperforming dual channel mode.

For proper system operation, the DDR2-SDRAM DIMMs must be:
? industry-standard 240-pin
? unbuffered PC2-5300 667 MHz-compliant
? 1.8 volt DDR2-SDRAM DIMMs
 The DDR2-SDRAM DIMMs must also:
? support CAS latency 4 and 5 for DDR2/667 MHz
? contain the mandatory JEDEC SPD information
 In addition, the computer supports:
? 256Mbit, 512Mbit, and 1Gbit non-ECC memory technologies
? single-sided and double-sided DIMMs
? DIMMs constructed with x8 and x16 DDR devices; ?DIMMs constructed with x4 SDRAM are NOT
 supported.

Question 7

Do you know the year this computer was manufactured?

Accepted Answer

2007 is the date on the power supply and the cd drive. No other dates are given on the stickers and that seems about right for the machine.

Question 8

What kind of graphics card would be compatible with the PSU and low-profile? Looking to play Minecraft specifically.

Accepted Answer

Do not get this computer if you are looking to add a graphics card.  This computer does not take pci-e cards, it has a slot that appears to be pci-e but is in actuality an ADD2 SDVO slot which will not take a standard pci-e graphics card.  Your only means of upgrading the graphics will be with a regular pci graphics card of which you will find a higher price and far more limited selection.

Question 9

does this have wifi capabilityu?

Accepted Answer

Not built in. You will have to add a WiFi adapter, either internal or USB.

Question 10

What kind of CPU is installed in this computer? Intel Core2Duo is just a family name. There are several CPUs that this could describe.

Accepted Answer

E6300

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