HP Compaq dc7800 Software Overview Whitepaper
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Operating System Support
Operating systems preinstalled
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with the dc7800 series include one of the following:
• Microsoft Windows© XP Professional Edition with Service Pack 2
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Edition
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition (32 bit)
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition (64 bit)
Operating systems supported on the dc7800 series include one of the following:
• Microsoft Windows© XP Professional Edition with Service Pack 2
• Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Edition
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition (32 bit)
• Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition (64 bit)
• Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise Edition (32 bit)
• Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise Edition (64 bit)
• Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition (32 bit)
• Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Edition (64 bit)
Operating systems with Limited Supported
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for the dc7800 series include:
• Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 (integrated components only)
Operating systems NOT supported but have been tested and documented
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for the dc7800 series include:
• None
Operating systems NOT supported
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(not a complete list) by HP for the dc7800 series include:
• IBM OS/2
• Windows 95
• Windows Me
• Windows NT
• Windows 98SE
Operating systems certified
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for the dc7800 series include:
• Red Hat Enterprise Workstation 3.0 (post launch availability)
• SUSE Linux Desktop (post launch availability)
• Novell Netware client (post launch availability)
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Pre-installed support is defined as follows: 1) Operating System offered for sale pre-installed on system, 2) drivers fully WHQL certified, and 3) drivers posted to
WEB (www.hp.com) at product announcement.
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Limited Support is defined as follows: 1) Operating System is not offered pre-installed, 2) critical sub-system drivers are available on web/CD within 30 days of
product announcement (critical sub-systems include NIC, audio, video.)
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Test & Document Support is defined as follows: 1) OS is loaded and tested in a “will it run criteria,” 2) no driver development, 3) problems are documented, 4) no
integration testing and 5) no support provided by HP.
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Not Supported is defined as follows: 1) No loading of Operating System, 2) no testing and 3) no issue documentation.
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Certified is defined as follows: 1) Hardware is provided to vendor for testing and certification, 2) all drivers are OS vendor dependant, no support provided by HP,
and 3) certification is posted to vendor Web site.
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