HP Notebook Series Hardware Guide

4–2 Hardware Guide
Drives
Depending on your model, the notebook can read or write to
optical drives as described in the following table.
Optional HP USB Digital Drives (select models) are
pocket-sized, SD (Secure Digital) Memory Card drives for
storing and transferring files such as digital pictures, music,
video, or large data files. An HP USB Digital Drive can be
connected to an optional Digital Bay or to a USB port with the
HP USB Digital Drive cable either retracted or extended.
A diskette, disk, or disc that can be inserted or removed from a
drive is referred to as a drive medium. In this guide, a diskette
is used in a diskette drive, a disk is used in a high-capacity
disk drive, and a disc is used in an optical drive, such as a
CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive. Drive media include
diskettes, CDs, and DVDs.
Optical Drive Read Write
CD-ROM Yes No
DVD-ROM Yes No
DVD/CD-RW combo Yes Yes, but only CD media
DVD+RW/R and CD-RW
combo
Ye s Ye s

HP Notebook Series Specifications

General

Category	Laptop
Series	Notebook Series
Processor	Varies by model (e.g., Intel Core i3/i5/i7, AMD Ryzen)
RAM	Varies by model (e.g., 4GB, 8GB, 16GB)
Storage	Varies by model (e.g., 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD)
Display	14-inch to 17.3-inch HD or FHD (varies by model)
Operating System	Windows 10 or Windows 11 (varies by model)
Graphics	Integrated Intel or AMD Graphics or Discrete NVIDIA or AMD Graphics (varies by model)
Battery	Varies by model
Weight	Varies by model