HP Dc7700 HP Compaq Business Desktop dc7700 Software Overview September 2006 - Page 8

series for Windows 2000 are available for download from www.hp.com usually within 30 days of product launch. As a service, HP can install Windows 2000 on new PCs using customer provided Windows 2000 image via the HP PC Customization Services (PCCS) process. Interested customers should contact their HP account manger. Below is a list of Windows 2000 compatible drivers expected to be available within 30 days of the launch of the dc7700 product line: Table 4 Windows 2000 Software Drivers available for dc7700 Windows 2000 dc7700 Softpaqs Name ROM BIOS HP Compaq Business Desktop System BIOS (786E1) Audio Drivers Realtek High Definition Audio Driver Communications Drivers Broadcom Drivers for Windows XP and 2000 Intel(R) PRO/100/1000 Drivers for all Operating Systems Graphics Drivers Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows 2000/XP ATI Graphics Driver for Windows 2000/XP NVIDIA Graphics Driver OS Support / Microsoft QFEs Intel Chipset Support for Windows Set Video Refresh Utility for Windows 2000/XP Preinstalled Applications HP ProtectTools Embedded Security HP ProtectTools Security Manager Preloaded Applications Altiris Deployment Agent for Windows (A Client) Softpaq SP33710 SP33498 SP33683 SP33671 SP33620 SP33525 SP33254 SP30737 SP25827 SP33625 dc7700 Version 1.05 A 5.10.0.5283 9.52.0.0 A 9.4.21.0 A 6.14.10.4670 8.26.1.4 84.78 8.0.0.1009 A 1.2.1.3 6.5.233 D Microsoft Windows NT Microsoft NT is not supported for the dc7700 series. Customers may experience some success with running Windows NT on the dc7700 but there will be limitations. Windows NT was retired by Microsoft from the PC OEM channel on 30 June 2002 with all maintenance support dropped on 30 June 2003. Most hardware technology introduced after 30 June 2003 is not supported by Microsoft or Intel. They will no longer provide the required software updates to make this operating system function. Please refer to the HP white paper Operating System and Device Driver Support for HP Business Desktop Computers, part number 372899-001. ROM BIOS Information Key features of the dc7700 BIOS include: Deployment and manageability - HP BIOS provides several technologies that help integrate the HP Business desktop computer into the enterprise such as PXE, remote configuration, remote control, and F10 Setup support for 12 languages. Stability - HP BIOS supports the HP stable product roadmap by releasing only critical BIOS changes to the factory and advanced change notification. Security - HP BIOS offers a robust and flexible set of security features to help the system administrator secure their systems from removal of sensitive data, and help prevent access by unauthorized users, subversion of OS security HP Compaq dc7700 Software Overview Whitepaper 8