Operating System
–
One of the following
Genuine Windows Vista Business 64*
Genuine Windows Vista Business 32*
Genuine Windows XP Professional SP2
Genuine Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
HP Linux Installer CD Box Set for Red Hat Linux 7.2, 7.3 and Workstation 3 (64-Bit)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3 (32- & 64-Bit available only as an After Market Option)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 4 (32- & 64-Bit available as pre-load and as an After Market Option)
NOTE:
See
http://www.hp.com/workstations/software/linux/
Click on "Hardware support matrix" under "Related links" for details.
1-3 Hard Disk Drives –
Up to 3 of the following
SATA drives, or 3 of the
following SAS drives.
(The third HDD would
occupy an external 5.25"
bay and require a
bracket.)
SATA Hard Drive
Windows Vista
Windows XP
Red Hat Linux
80 GB 7200 rpm SATA 3.0Gb/s drive
32-Bit, 64-Bit 32-Bit, 64-Bit
WS 3, WS 4
160 GB 7200 rpm SATA 3.0Gb/s NCQ drive
32-Bit, 64-Bit 32-Bit, 64-Bit
WS 3, WS 4
250 GB 7200 rpm SATA 3.0Gb/s NCQ drive
32-Bit, 64-Bit 32-Bit, 64-Bit
WS 3, WS 4
500 GB 7200 rpm SATA 3.0Gb/s NCQ drive
32-Bit, 64-Bit 32-Bit, 64-Bit
WS 3, WS 4
750 GB 7200 rpm SATA 3.0Gb/s NCQ drive
32-Bit, 64-Bit 32-Bit, 64-Bit
WS 3, WS 4
80 GB 10K rpm SATA 1.5Gb/s NCQ drive
32-Bit, 64-Bit 32-Bit, 64-Bit
WS 3, WS 4
160 GB 10K rpm SATA 1.5Gb/s NCQ drive
32-Bit, 64-Bit 32-Bit, 64-Bit
WS 3, WS 4
SAS Hard Drive
(SAS Controller is required)
146 GB 10K rpm SAS 3.0Gb/s drive
32-Bit, 64-Bit 32-Bit, 64-Bit
WS 3, WS 4
300 GB 10K rpm SAS 3.0Gb/s drive
32-Bit, 64-Bit 32-Bit, 64-Bit
WS 3, WS 4
73 GB 15K rpm SAS 3.0Gb/s drive
32-Bit, 64-Bit 32-Bit, 64-Bit
WS 3, WS 4
146 GB 15K rpm SAS 3.0Gb/s drive
32-Bit, 64-Bit 32-Bit, 64-Bit
WS 3, WS 4
300 GB 15K rpm SAS 3.0Gb/s drive
32-Bit, 64-Bit 32-Bit, 64-Bit
WS 3, WS 4
Factory integrated
RAID on motherboard
for SATA drives
Windows Vista
Windows XP
Red Hat Linux
RAID 0 Configuration – Striped Array
32-Bit - 750 GB
HD drive not
supported with
Vista
32-Bit, 64-Bit
Not supported
RAID 1 Configuration – Mirrored Array
32-Bit
32-Bit, 64-Bit
Not supported
NOTE:
Requires 2 identical hard drives (speeds, capacity, interface).
Drive controllers
Windows Vista
Windows XP
Red Hat Linux
Integrated SATA 3.0Gb/s Controller, RAID 0,
1, 10, 5 supported
All RAID levels
supported but
only RAID 0, 1
is configure-to-
order
32-Bit, 64-Bit
WS 3, WS 4
(HW RAID
functionality not
supported by
Linux)
LSI SAS3041E Serial Attach SCSI (SAS)
Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
32-Bit, 64-Bit 32-Bit, 64-Bit
Not supported
QuickSpecs
HP xw6400 Workstation
Standard Features - Custom Components
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