HP Dc7100 Operating System and Device Driver Support for 2004 HP Compaq Busine - Page 4

• XP - refers to Microsoft Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home Edition Preinstalled operating system availability by model HP has designed, developed, and tested preinstall images for the different 2004 HP Compaq Business Desktop Computers with the Intel 915 Chipset as shown below. Due to licensing restrictions, customers should order computers with the intended operating system. HP has also received Microsoft WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Lab) logo certification for the various models as shown in the table below. Table 1 Operating System Availability by Model 98SE Me NT4 2000 XP 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 - - - - Yes - - - - Yes - - - - Yes - - - - Yes - - - - Yes PC OEM's are no longer allowed to ship personal computers with Windows 2000 licenses, thus HP will not be providing this operating system preinstalled on the dc7100 or dx6100 series. HP will continue to provide software support for Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 3 and Service Pack 4. Software drivers to support the dc7100 and dx6100 series for Windows 2000 are available for download from www.hp.com within 30 days of product launch. As a service, HP can install Windows 2000 on new PCs using a customer provided Windows 2000 image via the HP PC Customization Services (PCCS) process. Interested customers should contact their HP account manger. 4