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HP Compaq dx2480 Microtower Business PC

HP recommends
Windows Vista®Business

1.Monitor (sold separately) 7.4 DDR2 DIMM Slots

2.2-Button Scroll Mouse 8.2 PCI 2.3 slots, 1 PCI-e x1 slot, 1 PCI-e x16 Slot

3.HP Standard Keyboard 9. 6 USB 2.0 ports, 1 serial port, 1 parallel port, 2 PS/2,
1 RJ-45, 1 VGA, 1 audio in, 1 audio out, 1 MIC

4.Front I/O – 2 USB 2.0 ports & MIC, Headset 10.300-watt max power supply

5.2 external 3.5" drive bays for optional diskette drive 11.2 external 5.25" drive bays for optional optical drives

6.2 internal 3.5" drive bays

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At A Glance

• Intel Quad Core™, Intel® Core™ 2 Duo , Intel Pentium Dual Core, Intel Celeron® -L and Intel Celeron Dual Core
Processors

• Choice of operating systems:

o Genuine Windows Vista Business 32 bit
o Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic 32 bit
o Genuine Windows Vista downgrade to XP Professional 32 bit
o Redhat Enterprise Linux
o Free DOS

• Intel G33 Express Chipset

• Intel I/O Controller Hub 9 (ICH9)

• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100

• DDR2 SDRAM system memory

• 8 channel High Definition Audio

• PCI and PCI Express I/O buses

• Serial ATA controller

• USB 2.0 support

• Realtek 8111C Gigabit Ethernet controller

• Choice of hard drives and optical drives

• Protected by HP Services. Terms and conditions applicable for India only.

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Intel Celeron Processors

Intel Celeron-Dual-Core Processor E1200 (1.6GHz/ 800MHz, 512KB)
Intel Celeron-Conroe-L 440 (2.0G/ 800MHz, 512KB)
Intel Celeron-Conroe-L 430 (1.8G/ 800MHz, 512KB)
Intel Celeron-Conroe-L 420 (1.6G/ 800MHz, 512KB)

Intel Pentium Dual Core Processors

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2160 Processor (1.80-GHz, 1-MB L2 cache, 800-MHz FSB)
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2180 Processor (2.0-GHz, 1-MB L2 cache, 800-MHz FSB)
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2200 Processor (2.20-GHz, 1-MB L2 cache, 800-MHz FSB)
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E2220Processor (2.40-GHz, 1-MB L2 cache, 800-MHz FSB)

Intel Core 2 Processors

Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 Processor (2.20-GHz, 2-MB L2 cache, 800-MHz FSB)
Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 Processor (2.40-GHz, 2-MB L2 cache, 800-MHz FSB)
Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 Processor (2.6-GHz, 2-MB L2 cache, 800-MHz FSB)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Processor (3.16-GHz, 6-MB L2 cache, 1333-MHz FSB)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Processor (3.00-GHz, 6-MB L2 cache, 1333-MHz FSB)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 Processor (2.66-GHz, 6-MB L2 cache, 1333-MHz FSB)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Processor (3.00-GHz, 4-MB L2 cache, 1333-MHz FSB)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Processor (2.66-GHz, 4-MB L2 cache, 800-MHz FSB)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Processor (2.33-GHz, 4-MB L2 cache, 800-MHz FSB)

Intel Core 2 Quad Processors

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Processor (2.83-GHz, 12-MB L2 cache, 1333-MHz FSB)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Processor (2.66-GHz, 12-MB L2 cache, 1333-MHz FSB)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Processor (2.50-GHz, 6-MB L2 cache, 1333-MHz FSB)

Processor and Speed

One of the following

* NOTE: Intel processor numbers are not a measure of performance. Processor numbers

differentiate features within each processor family, not across different processor families.

Genuine Windows Vista Business 32 bit*
Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic 32 bit*
Genuine Windows XP Professional 32 bit
Redhat Enterprise Linux
Free DOS

* Certain Windows Vista product features require advanced or additional hardware. See

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/hardwarereqs.mspx and
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/capable.mspx for details. Windows Vista

Upgrade Advisor can help you determine which features of Windows Vista will run on your
computer. To download the tool, visit http://www.windowsvista.com/upgradeadvisor.

Microsoft Office 2007 Basic
Microsoft Office 2007 Small Business
Microsoft Office 2007 Professional

Operating Systems
and Application
Software

(availability varies by
region)

Roxio Easy Media Creator 9.x

**

Intervideo WinDVD Player 5.x**

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AntiVirus

**Supporting software available with certain optical drive configurations

80-GB Serial ATA 3.0-Gb/s Hard Drive (7200 rpm)
160-GB Serial ATA 3.0-Gb/s Hard Drive (7200 rpm)

Hard Drives

250-GB Serial ATA 3.0-Gb/s Hard Drive (7200 rpm)

512MB DDR2 Synch DRAM PC2-6400 (800-MHz) Non-ECC (1 x 512MB)
1-GB DDR2 Synch DRAM PC2-6400 (800-MHz) Non-ECC (2 x 512MB)
1-GB DDR2 Synch DRAM PC2-6400 (800-MHz) Non-ECC (1 x 1GB)
2-GB DDR2 Synch DRAM PC2-6400 (800-MHz) Non-ECC (2 x 1GB)
2-GB DDR2 Synch DRAM PC2-6400 (800-MHz) Non-ECC (1 x 2GB)
3-GB DDR2 Sync DRAM PC2-6400 (800-MHz) (3x1GB)
4-GB DDR2 Sync DRAM PC2-6400 (800-Mhz) (2x2GB)
4-GB DDR2 Sync DRAM PC2-6400 (800-Mhz) (4x1GB)

System Memory

8-GB DDR2 Sync DRAM PC2-6400 (800-Mhz) (4x2GB)*

*8GB Memory supported only with Vista Business 64 bit or Free DOS OS

Diskette Drive

1.44 MB Diskette Drive

Media Reader

HP 16-in-1 Media Reader and additional USB 2.0 port
Optical Drives (Serial ATA)
SATA DVD-ROM Drive
SATA CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive

Storage –
One or more of the
following (see Storage
section below)

SATA SuperMulti LightScribe DVD Writer Drive

Keyboard – One of the following

HP PS/2 Standard Keyboard
HP USB Standard Keyboard

Mouse – One of the following

PS/2 2-Button Optical Scroll Mouse

Input Devices

USB 2-Button Optical Scroll Mouse

Realtek ALC883 High Definition audio codec
3D audio compliant with AC'97 and HD Audio compatible

Audio

Internal PC speaker (optional)

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Integrated Realtek 8111C GbE Ethernet Controller
Intel PRO Gigabit PCI-e x1 NIC Card (full height) – (optional)
Broadcom Gb PCI-e x1 NIC card – (optional)

Communication

Agere 56K PCI Modem – (optional)

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 – integrated
NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS (256MB) Single Head PCI-e x16 – (optional)

Graphics

ATI Radeon HD 2400XT (256MB DH) PCI-e x16 – (optional)

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Base Unit

• Micro ATX microtower chassis, including power supply and front bezel

• Six (6) drive bays and four expansion slots

• Active type heat sink

• 92 x 92 x 25 mm chassis fan

• System board with Intel G33 Express chipset, Intel I/O Controller Hub 9 (ICH9), Realtek

RTL8111C GbE Ethernet controller, Intel GMA 3100 graphics, and Realtek High
Definition audio, (2) full-height PCI 2.3 slot, (1) PCI Express x1 slots, (1) PCI Express x16
slot, (4) DDR2 DIMM memory slots, (4) Serial ATA data connectors

• Product documentation on CD

• HP system restore DVD

• Power cord

PCI

Two (2) full-height PCI 2.3 slot on PCA
One (1) full-height PCI Express x1 slots on PCA
One (1) full-height PCI Express x16 slot on PCA (for graphic cards)

Memory
Expansion

Four (4) DDR2 SDRAM DIMM slots (8 GB maximum memory support)

Slots

NOTE: For systems configured with more than 3 GB of memory and a 32-bit operating system,

all memory may not be available due to system resource requirements. Addressing memory above
4 GB requires a 64-bit operating system.

Internal

Two (2) 3.5”

Bays

External

Two (2) 5.25”
Two (2) 3.5”

EHCI high-speed USB 2.0 controller

USB Support

Two (2) front ports; Six (6) rear ports, 4 Optional USB ports

Interfaces (Legacy)

One (1) PS/2 keyboard port
One (1) PS/2 mouse port
One (1) analog VGA video port
One (1) line in; one (1) line out; one (1) mic in
One (1) RJ45 network port

Chassis Dimensions

(H x W x D)

14.37 x 7.09 (7.09 w/bezel) x 15.75 in
365 x 180 (180 w/bezel) x 400 mm

Packaged
Dimensions

(L x W x H)

23.2 x 19.6 x 10.9 in
589 x 499 x 278 mm

System Weight

26.45 lb (12 kg)

Weight &
Dimensions

Shipping Weight

30.8 lb (14.0 kg)

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Memory Type

PC2-6400 DDR2 SDRAM (800MHz) non-ECC
Up to 8-GB maximum system memory supported

NOTE: For systems configured with more than 3 GB of memory and a 32-bit operating system,
all memory may not be available due to system resource requirements. Addressing memory above
4 GB requires a 64-bit operating system.

Technology and
Features

Hard Drive
Interfaces
Supported

Serial ATA

Front Panel

Power button
Power On LED
HDD Activity LED

Cooling Solutions
Supported

Power Supply Fan (variable speed)
Active heatsink (variable speed)
Chassis fan (variable speed)

Slots Supported

Four (4) full-height expansion slots

Front I/O

Two (2) USB 2.0 ports

Rear I/O

Standard Micro ATX I/O connectors, including Six (6) USB 2.0 ports

Drive Bays

Two (2) 5-1/4” external
Two (2) 3-1/2” external
Two (2) 3-1/2” internal

Internal Speaker

Optional

Security

Chassis Intrusion switch
Kensington Lock Support (Optional)

Chassis

Power Supply

300-watt ATX Power Supply – non-PFC with a 230v

General Unit Operating Guidelines

• Keep the computer away from excessive moisture, direct moisture and the extremes of
heat and cold, to ensure that unit is operated within the specified operating range.

• Leave a 4 in (10.2 cm) clearance on all vented sides of the computer to permit the
required airflow.

• Never restrict airflow into the computer by blocking any vents or air intakes.

• Do not stack computers on top of each other or place computers so near each other that

they are subject to each other's re-circulated or preheated air.

• Occasionally clean the air vents on the front, back, and any other vented side of the
computer. Lint, dust and other foreign matter can block the vents and limit the airflow.

• If the computer is to be operated within a separate enclosure, intake and exhaust
ventilation must be provided on the enclosure, and the same operating guidelines listed
above will still apply.

Operating

32° to 113° F (0° to 45° C)

Unit Environment
and Operating
Conditions

Temperature Range

Non-operating

-22° to 140° F( -30° to 60° C)

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Operating

10% to 90% (non-condensing at ambient)

Relative Humidity

Non-operating

5% to 95% (non-condensing at ambient)

Operating

10,000 ft (3048 m)

Maximum Altitude

(unpressurized)

Non-operating

30,000 ft (9000 m)

NOTE: Operating temperature is de-rated 1.0 deg C per 1000 ft (300 m) to 10,000 ft (3000
m) above sea level, no direct sustained sunlight. Maximum rate of change is 10 deg C/Hr. The
upper limit may be limited by the type and number of options installed.

Processor

Socket T; LGA775 industry standard Micro ATX form factor
Support Intel Pentium Dual Core, Core 2 Duo or Quad core, Celeron
4xx or Dual Core

PWM

ON NCP5387 – 3 Phase

Chipset

Intel G33 Express
Intel I/O Controller Hub 9 (ICH9)

Super I/O

ITE 8718F

Front Side Bus
Frequency

800/1066/1333 MHz

Memory

DDR2 SDRAM
4 DIMM slots

Clock Generator

RMT875T-605

Integrated Graphics

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3100

Audio

Realtek ALC883 HD Audio compatible codec with eight channel audio

LOM

Realtek RTL8111C GbE Ethernet controller

Storage

Four Serial ATA interfaces

Expansion Slots

2 x PCI 2.3 slot
1 x PCI Express x1 slots
1 x PCI Express x16 slot

BIOS

Award Core 6

Industrial Standard

PCI 2.3 compliant
USB 2.0

Rear Side I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 Keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
6 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x RJ-45 10/100/1000 port
1 x D-sub 15 pin analog VGA port
3 x audio ports

System Board

On Board I/O
Interfaces

1 x ATX power connector
1 x +12V power connector
1 x Floppy connector
1 x Front panel connector, Switch, LED (ON/Flash/OFF)
2 x Fan headers for CPU, chassis, with voltage/fan speed control
3 x Internal USB header
1 x header to support 2 front (Headphone/Mic) audio ports

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Board Size

Micro-ATX, PCB Size: 9.6’’ x 9.6’’ in (24.38 x 24.38 cm)
4-layer PCB with green color

Additional Features

• Bootable without keyboard, mouse or monitor

• Keyboard/mouse/USB wake up

• Support S3, S4 and S5

• ACPI status

• Hardware monitor capability

• CPU fan speed control

Hardware
Highlights

Integrated Realtek 8111C- GbE
Ethernet Controller

Features
Hardware

Highlights

PCI Express interface

Network
Interface

Intel PRO/1000 PT Gigabit PCIe
Adapter

Features

10-Mbps, 100-Mbps and 1000-Mbps
operation

Power Supply

• ATX Power Supply – Non-PFC with 230v

• 50–60 Hz rated line frequency

• 300 watt maximum rated power

• 80-mm power supply fan – variable speed for optimum acoustics

Power Conservation
‘Energy Saver‘

• APM 1.2 support

• Screen blanking

• System Idle mode

• Values are subject to change without notification and are for reference only.

• Performance of system, options, and ancillary equipment will vary depending on the

system configuration.

• Levels presented do not account for non-HP/Compaq installed hardware.

Operating

32° to 113°F (0° to 45°C) at sea level with
an altitude de-rating of 1.0°C per every
1000 ft (300 m) above sea level to a
maximum of 8000 ft (2500 m), no direct
sustained sunlight. Maximum rate of change
is 77°F/Hr (25°C/Hr). The upper limit may
be limited by the type and number of options
installed.

System
Environmental Specs

Ambient Air
Temperature

Storage

-

22° to 140°F (

-

30° to 60°C)

–

Maximum rate of change: 410°F/Hr