QuickSpecs
Management Features
Advanced Configuration and Power Management Interface (ACPI). Allows the system to wake from a low power
mode. Controls system power consumption, making it possible to place individual cards and peripherals in a low-
power or powered-off state without affecting other elements of the system.
Intel Wired for Management support; industry wide initiative to make Intel architecture based PCs, servers and mobile
computers more inherently manageable out-of-the-box and over the network
Dual State Power Button; acts as both an on/off button and a suspend-to-sleep button
Serviceability Features
Dual colored power LED on front of computer to indicate either normal or fault condition
Diagnostic LED Explanation Table:
Number of 1-second red LED blinks followed by a 2-second pause, then repeats:
2 - processor thermal protection activated
3 - processor not installed
4 - power supply failure
5 -- memory error
6 - video error
7 - PCA failure (ROM detected failure prior to video)
8 - invalid ROM, bootblock recovery mode
9 - system not fetching code
10 - system hang while loading an option ROM
System/Emergency ROM
Flash ROM
CMOS Battery Holder for easy replacement
Flash Recovery with Video Configuration Record Software
5 Aux Power LED on System PCA
Processor ZIF Socket for easy Upgrade
Over-Temp Warning on Screen (Requires IM Agents)
Clear Password Jumper
DIMM Connectors for easy Upgrade
Clear CMOS Button
NIC LEDs (integrated) (Green & Amber)
Dual Color Power and HD LED - To Indicate Normal Operations and Fault Conditions
Color coordinated cables and connectors
Tool-less Hood Removal
Front power switch
System memory can be upgraded without removing the system board or any internal components
Tool-less Hard Drive, CD & Diskette Removal
Green Pull Tabs, and Quick Release Latches for easy Identification
Additional Features
Description
Towerable Orientation
Product can be oriented as either a desktop or a tower
Drive Lock
Implementation of the industry standard ATA Security feature set. When enabled,
it prevents software access to user data on the drive until one or two user-defined
passwords are provided.
Drive Protection System
DPS Access through F10 Setup during Boot
A diagnostic hard drive self test. It scans critical physical components and every
sector of the hard drive for physical faults and then reports any faults to the user
Running independently of the operating system, it can be accessed through a
Windows-based diagnostics utility or through the computer's setup procedure. It
produces an evaluation on whether the hard drive is the source of the problem and
needs to be replaced
The system expands on the Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology
(SMART), a continuously running systems diagnostic that alerts the user to certain
types of failures
SMART Technology (Self-Monitoring,
Analysis and Reporting Technology)
SMART I - Drive Failure Prediction
SMART II - Off-Line Data Collection
SMART III - Off-Line Read Scanning
with Defect Reallocation
SMART IV - End-to-End CRC for hard
drives
Allows hard drives to monitor their own health and to raise flags if imminent failures
were predicted
Predicts failures before they occur. Tracks fault prediction and failure indication
parameters such as re-allocated sector count, spin retry count, calibration retry
count
By avoiding actual hard drive failures, SMART hard drives act as "insurance"
against unplanned user downtime and potential data loss from hard drive failure
IOEDC: I/O Error Detection Circuitry
Detects errors in Read/Write buffers on HDD cache RAM
Interface in F10 setup provides confirmation of SMART IV support.
QuickSpecs
HP Compaq Elite 8300 Business PC
Technical Specifications – Miscellaneous Features
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