QuickSpecs

HP Compaq 8100 Elite PC

Standard Features and Configurable Components (availability may vary by country)

Expandability

Small Form Factor

Convertible Minitower

PCI slot

(1) slot

(3) slots

 

Low profile (2.5”); Half length (6.6”)

Full height (4.2”); Full length

 

25W max. power

25W max. power

PCI Express x16 slot

(2) slots

Full height (4.2”); Full length

 

Low profile (2.5”); Half length (6.6”)

75W max. for cards in both x16 slots

 

25W max. power

Primary x16 slot supports 75W or 35W card

 

Secondary slot functions electrically as an

Secondary x16 slot supports 35W card

 

x4 slot

when primary slot is limited to 35W card

 

 

Secondary slot functions electrically as an

 

 

x4 slot

PCI Express x1 slot

(1) slot

(1) slot

 

Low profile (2.5”); Half length (6.6”)

Half height; Half length

 

10W max. power

10W max. power

External Drive Bays

 

 

3.5"

(1) bay available for Media Card Reader

N/A

 

unless used for a secondary hard drive

NOTE: A 3.5”device can be used in

 

 

5.25” bay with an adapter.

5.25"

1 bay (8.19" depth)

3 bays

 

 

Top two bays accept drives up to 8.19”

 

 

depth

 

 

Bottom bay accepts drives up to 5.7”depth

Internal Drive Bays

1 bay for primary hard disk drive

3 bays for 3.5” hard disk drives

 

A secondary HDD can be installed in 3.5”

2.5" SSD can be installed with an

 

external bay if not used for an external

adapter bracket

 

device

 

Hard Drive Controller

Serial ATA with support for SATA 1.5-Gb/s and 3.0-Gb/s hard drives

SATA Interfaces

(4) Serial ATA interfaces

(5) Serial ATA interfaces

 

NOTE: Three common SATA ports and

NOTE: Four common SATA ports and

 

one that can optionally be used for eSATA

one that can optionally be used for eSATA

Host SATA Controller

Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) Revision 1.2. The specification includes a

 

description

 

of the hardware/software interface between system software and the host controller

 

hardware.

Small Form Factor

Convertible Minitower

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