HP Dc7100 Operating System and Device Driver Support for 2004 HP Compaq Busine - Page 2

Introduction Device drivers are required for proper functioning of devices included with computers. Some device driver support is included with the operating system; however, newer devices frequently require additional device drivers that were not available when the operating system was introduced. HP packages device drivers in Softpaq format and places them on an HP Web site for the customers' convenience. The Intel 915 Express chipset is known by the Intel code name "Grantsdale" and features PCI Express, DDR1 or DDR2 memory support, support for up to four SATA storage devices, and the next generation Intel integrated graphics. For more details refer to the Intel Web site. For this paper, the 2004 HP Compaq Business Desktop Computers with the Intel 915 Chipset include these specific models: • HP Compaq Business Desktop dx6100 microtower • HP Compaq Business Desktop dx6100 slim tower • HP Compaq Business Desktop dc7100 convertible minitower • HP Compaq Business Desktop dc7100 small form factor • HP Compaq Business Desktop dc7100 ultra-slim desktop 2