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HP dx7500 - Microtower PC User Manual

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5 Serial ATA (SATA) Drive Guidelines and
Features
NOTE: HP only supports the use of SATA hard drives on these models of computer. No Parallel ATA
(PATA) drives are supported.
SATA Hard Drives
Serial ATA Hard Drive Characteristics
Number of pins/conductors in data cable 7/7
Number of pins in power cable 15
Maximum data cable length 39.37 in (100 cm)
Data interface voltage differential 400-700 mV
Drive voltages 3.3 V, 5 V, 12 V
Jumpers for configuring drive N/A
Data transfer rate 3.0 Gb/s
SATA Hard Drive Cables
SATA Data Cable
Always use an HP approved SATA 3.0 Gb/s cable as it is fully backwards compatible with the SATA 1.5
Gb/s drives.
Current HP desktop products ship with SATA 3.0 Gb/s hard drives.
SATA data cables are susceptible to damage if overflexed. Never crease a SATA data cable and never
bend it tighter than a 30 mm (1.18 in) radius.
The SATA data cable is a thin, 7-pin cable designed to transmit data for only a single drive.
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HP dx7500 - Microtower PC Specifications

General IconGeneral
MemoryUp to 8 GB DDR2 SDRAM
Form FactorMicrotower
Power Supply300W
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo, Intel Pentium Dual-Core, Intel Celeron
StorageSATA hard drives up to 500 GB
Optical DriveDVD-ROM or DVD+/-RW
GraphicsIntegrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100, Optional discrete graphics cards
AudioIntegrated High Definition Audio
NetworkIntegrated Gigabit Ethernet
Expansion Slots1 PCI Express x16, 2 PCI Express x1, 1 PCI
PortsUSB 2.0, serial, parallel, VGA, audio in/out
Operating SystemWindows Vista Business, Windows XP Professional, FreeDOS
WeightApprox. 22 lbs (10 kg)

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