Compaq 500B Microtower Business PC
Windows®. Life without Walls™. Compaq recommends Windows 7.
Operating System Preinstalled
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 32*
Windows XP Professional (available through
downgrade rights from Genuine Windows 7
Professional)*,**
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 32*
Genuine Windows 7 Home Basic 32*
Genuine Windows 7 Starter*
Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic 32***
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
FreeDOS
Supported
Genuine Windows Vista Business 32***
Chipset Intel® G41 Express
Processors1Intel® Pentium dual-core, Intel® Celeron
Memory Two (2) DIMM slots
Up to 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM PC3-10600 (1333 MHz) (2 X 2 GB)
NOTE: Dual Channel is only supported when the system is configured with DDR3 symmetric memory (i.e. 2 x2GB). 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.
Hard drive2160 to 500 GB SATA 3.0 Gb/s (7200 rpm)
Removable media3,4 SATA DVD-Rom, SuperMulti LightScribe DVD Writer Drive
Expansions bays External: One (1) 5.25-inch drive bay
Internal: One (1) 3.5-inch drive bay
Expansion slots One (1) full-height PCI 2.3 slot
Two (2) full-height PCIe x1 slots
One (1) full-height PCIe x16 slot
Graphics Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
NVIDIA GeForce G210 HDMI PCIe x16 Graphics Card (optional)
ATI Radeon HD 4350 HDMI PCIe x16 Graphics Card (optional)
I/O ports and
connectors
Eight (8) USB 2.0 ports: Two (2) front ports, four (4) rear ports, two (2) internal ports on motherboard;
one (1) RJ-45, one (1) VGA, one (1) front audio in, one (1) front audio out, one (1) rear audio in, one
(1) rear audio out, one (1) rear microphone
Network Integrated Realtek 8103EL 10/100 Ethernet Controller
HP PCIe Wireless 802.11b/g/n5,6 (Optional)
Audio Realtek ALC662 High Definition audio codec, 3D audio compliant and HD Audio compatible
Input devices Compaq USB keyboard and mouse
Dimensions 354 x 166 x 428 mm
15.11 x 6.54 x 16.87 in
Power 300-watt ATX Power Supply – PFC/non-PFC with a 115v/230v line switch (varies by country/region)
Limited warranty
and services
1/1/1; Parts Labor onsite; other HP Care Pack Services
available see
http://www.hp.com/go/lookuptool
*This system may require upgraded and/or separately purchased hardware and/or a DVD drive to install the Windows 7 software and take full advantage of Windows 7 functionality. See
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/ for details. ** Windows 7 Business may be included for future upgrade if desired. To qualify for this downgrade an end user must be a business (including
governmental or educational institutions) and is expected to order at least 25 customer systems with the same custom image. *** Certain Windows Vista product features require advanced or additional
hardware. See www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/hardwarereqs.mspx and 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 www.windowsvista.com/upgradeadvisor. 1. 64-bit computing on Intel architecture requires a computer
system with a processor, chipset, BIOS, operating system, device drivers and applications enabled for Intel® 64architecture. Processors will not operate (including 32-bit operation) without an Intel 64
architecture-enabled BIOS. Performance will vary depending on your hardware and software configurations. See www.intel.com/info/em64t for more information. Dual Core is designed to improve
performance of certain software products. Not all customers will necessarily benefit from the use of this technology. 2. For hard drives, GB = 1 billion bytes. Actual formatted capacity is less. Up to 8GB
(for XP and XP Pro), up to 10 GB (for Vista) and up to 16 GB (for Windows 7) of disk space is reserved for the system recovery software. 3. Don’t copy copyright-protected materials. Actual speeds may
vary. Double Layer is a new technology. Double Layer media compatibility will widely vary with some home DVD players and DVD-ROM drives. Note that DVD-RAM cannot read or write to 2.6GB Single
Sided/5.2 Double Sided-Version 1 Media. LightScribe creates a monochrome image. LightScribe media required and sold separately. 4. Optional feature sold separately or as an add on feature. 5.
Wireless access point and Internet service required and sold separately 6. The specifications for the 802.11n WLAN are draft specifications and are not final. If the final specifications differ from the draft
specifications, it may affect the ability of the desktop to communicate with other 802.11n WLAN devices. 7. Service levels and response times for HP Care Packs may vary depending on geographic
location. Restrictions and limitations apply. Service starts at date of hardware purchase. For details, visit www.hp.com/go/carepack.
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September 2009
