HP (Hewlett-Packard) 9690C User Manual

Pure Multimedia Power.

The HP Pavilion 9690C has unlimited potential. From the turbo-charged Intel®Pentium®III processors to the exhilarating multimedia experience of DVD to the customized music-making abilities of the HP CD-Writer Plus, the HP Pavilion 9690C helps you accomplish goals, explore your creative side and discover the new frontiers of the Internet. Ultimately, the HP Pavilion 9690C is designed to give you everything you need for home computing.

Home Computing Powered For The Internet.

You will realize the promise of the Internet with the HP Pavilion 9690C PC. Straight out of the box, this is a home PC that is optimized for online productivity. Our industry-leading web partners complement your browsing style and make it easy to get up and running. Our one-touch Internet keyboard and the HP Internet Center deliver a completely customized web experience, making all of your favorite online destinations instantly accessible with the touch of a button. And we’ve built the HP Pavilion 9690C PC for speed, including features such as the 10/100BaseT network card and a Digital Lucent WildWire™ DSL modem so that you can benefit from today’s powerful broadband access technologies. The Internet: it’s a big reason why you buy a home PC … And it’s a big reason why you should buy the HP Pavilion 9690C PC.

Your Personal Music Machine.

The HP Pavilion 9690C PC has serious musical talent. Among the cool musical features is the HP CD-Writer Plus, an integrated music tool that delivers a versatile set of features. It enables you to make your own customized audio CDs by pulling songs straight from the Internet. Then, you can store, organize and play those CDs right from your PC. The HP Pavilion 9690C PC also comes equipped with jukebox software from MusicMatch, allowing you to download and play a wide variety of digital music and create your own customized playlists. The sonic experience delivered by the HP Pavilion 9690C PC is ultimately complemented by premium Polk Audio stereo speakers and centrally-located audio controls on the HP one-touch Internet keyboard. Clearly, if music is your thing, the HP Pavilion 9690C PC is playing your song.

Product Highlights

• Intel

Pentium® III processor 800MHz

• HP CD-Writer Plus (CD-RW)

• 10/100BaseT network card

• 1.5Mbps Digital Lucent WildWire™

DSL modem

• 8x max. speed DVD drive

• NVIDIA TNT2 Pro™ AGP graphics card

9690

HP Pavilion 9690C PC

New, stylish cobalt blue translucent chassis.

9690C

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Operating System

Microsoft®Windows®98

Second Edition

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Productivity & Finance

Microsoft®Works 2000 Microsoft®Money 2000 Quicken®Basic 2000 QuickLink III by SmithMicro (fax)

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HP CD-Writer

Adaptec Easy CD Creator Adaptec DirectCD

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Education & Reference/Entertainment

Microsoft®Encarta®2000 Encyclopedia

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Music Software

MusicMatch Jukebox 4

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DVD Software

Software CineMaster 99

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Internet Solutions

Blast Online

The Online Service for Kids

America Online 5.0 CompuServe 2000 PRODIGY Internet Service NETCOMplete by NETCOM EarthLink GTE MindSpring 3.07 AT&T WorldNet®with Yahoo!™ HP Internet Connection Center HP Internet Tutorial Trellix Web™ (Web site creation)

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Service & Support

HP User’s Guide HP Help HP Pavilion Recovery Kit VirusScan by McAfee

Questions

about the HP Pavilion 9690C Multimedia PC? Give us a call at (800) 724-6631, or look us up online at http://www.hp-at-home.com

Bundled Software

Key Specifications

Microprocessor: Intel®Pentium®III processor 800MHz Frontside bus: 133MHz Hard drive: 40GB Ultra DMA Memory: 128MB SDRAM (exp. to 768MB) Memory speed: 100MHz/133MHz Total memory slots: 3 DIMM Available memory slots: 2 DIMM Primary cache (L1): 32K Secondary cache (L2): 256K advanced transfer cache Multimedia drive: 8x max. speed DVD-ROM CD-Rewritable drive: HP CD-Writer Plus (4x/2x/20x)

4x max. speed write 2x max. speed re-write 20x max. speed read

Diskette drive: 3.5" (1.44MB) Data/fax modem: ITU V.90 K56flex modem, data/fax only

(33.6Kbps send/download up to 56Kbps/14.4Kbps fax)

Network card: 10/100BaseT network card Video graphics: NVIDIA TNT2 Pro™ AGP graphics card Video memory: 16MB SDRAM MPEG: MPEG2 for full-motion digital video Sound: Premium Polk Audio Stereo Speakers with

PowerPort technology

Keyboard: One-touch Internet keyboard with 2 USB ports Mouse: 2-button scrolling mouse with USB connector Total expansion slots: 4 PCI; 1 ISA; 1 AGP Available slots: 1 PCI; 1 ISA Total external ports: 4 USB; 2 serial; 1 parallel; 1 game port Available external ports: 2 USB; 2 serial; 1 parallel; 1 game port Total drive bays: External (1) 3.5", (3) 5.25"

Internal (1) 3.5", (1) 5.25"

Available bays: Internal (1) 3.5", External (1) 5.25" Service and support:90-day limited hardware warranty; 24-hour,

7 days a week phone support

Special features: 1.5Mbps Digital Lucent WildWire™ DSL modem*

Front access serial port

* Qualified for use with Flashcom DSL service. 1.5Mbps is the maximum download rate; actual rate will vary with individual line

conditions. Service not available in all areas and certain regions will require alternative equipment.