QuickSpecs

OPERATING SYSTEMS
Preinstalled Windows 8 Pro (64-bit)*
Windows 8 (64-bit)*
Windows® 7 Ultimate (32-bit)**
Windows® 7 Ultimate (64-bit)**
Windows® 7 Professional (32-bit)**
Windows® 7 Professional (64-bit)**
Windows® 7 Professional (32-bit) (available through downgrade rights from Windows 8 Pro)***
Windows® 7 Professional (64-bit) (available through downgrade rights from Windows 8 Pro)***
Windows® 7 Home Premium (32-bit)**
Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit)**
Windows® 7 Home Basic (32-bit)**
FreeDOS 2.0
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
For all Preinstalled operating systems HP provides Microsoft WHQL certified (where applicable) drivers on www.hp.com at the time of product
announcement.
Supported Windows® 7 Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit)
Windows 8 Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit)**
Windows 8 Pro (32-bit)*
Windows 8 Pro (32-bit)*
For all Supported operating systems HP performs testing of the OS, and makes available all HP value add software (OS dependent). Certified
drivers are made available on www.hp.com within 30 days of product announcement.
Limited Support Windows ® XP Professional (32-bit)
For all Limited Support operating systems HP will make available on www.hp.com certified drivers for major subsystems, if not provided by the
operating system, within 30 days of product announcement.
HP performs functional testing on representative configurations. Some newer technologies may not be supported.
HP value added software and 3rd party applications (i.e. DVD players) are not supported.
Certified Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 64
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For all Certified operating systems HP will submit hardware to the operating system vendor for testing and certification. All drivers would be
obtained from the operating system vendor, not supplied by HP. Certification will be posted by the operating system vendor.
Test & Document Windows® Vista Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit)
Windows® Vista Professional (32-bit or 64-bit)
For all Test & Document operating systems HP will perform functional testing of the operating system on the HP business PC platform. Any issues
found will be documented in an Engineering Advisory and/or Service Advisory and posted to www.hp.com. HP will not develop or qualify any drivers
or perform any integration testing.
*Not all features are available in all editions of Windows 8. Systems may require upgraded and/or separately purchased hardware, drivers and/or
software to take full advantage of Windows 8 functionality. See http://www.microsoft.com .
**Not all features are available in all editions of Windows 7. This system may require upgraded and/or separately purchased hardware to take full
advantage of Windows 7 functionality. See http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/ for details.
***This system is preinstalled with Windows® 7 Pro software and also comes with a license and media for Windows 8 Pro software. You may only
use one version of the Windows software at a time. Switching between versions will require you to uninstall one version and install the other
version. You must back up all data (files, photos, etc.) before uninstalling and installing operating systems to avoid loss of your data.
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The following features are not supported by Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop:
Intel Gigabit CT Desktop NIC
Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Plus
HP 22-in-1 Media Card Reader
HP Client Security
HP Blu-ray Writer playback of commercial movies
DisplayPort video interface
HP 2nd serial port adapter
Power Management features
Systems configured with Linux do not qualify for ENERGY STAR®
The following features are not supported by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 64:
TPM v1.2 embedded Security Chip
Intel Gigabit CT Desktop NIC
HP Wireless 802.11b/g/n NIC
HP 22-in-1 Media Card Reader
HP Blu-ray Writer
HP FireWire / IEEE 1394 PCI Card
HP 2nd serial port Adapter
QuickSpecs
HP Compaq Elite 8300 Business PC
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