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1 YOUR PC'S PERFORMANCE FEATURES This chapter describes the new features of your HP Vectra XU PC and how these features can bring optimized performance to your desktop application. OVERVIEW Your HP Vectra XU PC provides a number of new features that bring unprecedented levels of performance to your desktop application. Some of these features offer you their full performance benefits immediately, without needing to be adjusted in any way. Other features must be configured according to your use before their full benefit can be realized. This chapter explains these new features so that you can better understand the performance benefits they offer. Where a feature is configurable or can be upgraded, detailed descriptions are given to help you understand the options available to you. The following features of your PC are described in this chapter: • Intel Pentium™ Pro processor • Dual processing capability • Flexible memory configuration • Advanced operating system support • PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) bus • Support for Ultra SCSI devices • High performance IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) mass storage • Advanced graphics capabilities • High quality, stereo audio recording and playback • Fast and adaptable networking. YOUR PC'S CONFIGURATION The configuration of your PC has been optimized by HP for general use. However, the performance of your PC can be further improved by changing this configuration to match the requirements of your application. You can change the configuration of your PC in three ways: • Adjust the parameters of the existing configuration through the PC's Setup program • Install accessories • Change the configuration parameters of your software to make the best use of your PC's features.

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YOUR PC’S PERFORMANCE FEATURES
This chapter describes the new features of your HP Vectra XU PC and how these features can
bring optimized performance to your desktop application.
OVERVIEW
Your HP Vectra XU PC provides a number of new features that bring unprecedented levels of
performance to your desktop application. Some of these features offer you their full
performance benefits immediately, without needing to be adjusted in any way. Other features
must be configured according to your use before their full benefit can be realized.
This chapter explains these new features so that you can better understand the performance
benefits they offer. Where a feature is configurable or can be upgraded, detailed descriptions
are given to help you understand the options available to you.
The following features of your PC are described in this chapter:
Intel Pentium™ Pro processor
Dual processing capability
Flexible memory configuration
Advanced operating system support
PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) bus
Support for Ultra SCSI devices
High performance IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) mass storage
Advanced graphics capabilities
High quality, stereo audio recording and playback
Fast and adaptable networking.
YOUR PC’S CONFIGURATION
The configuration of your PC has been optimized by HP for general use. However, the
performance of your PC can be further improved by changing this configuration to match the
requirements of your application.
You can change the configuration of your PC in three ways:
Adjust the parameters of the existing configuration through the PC’s Setup program
Install accessories
Change the configuration parameters of your software to make the best use of your PC’s
features.