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Introduction

1.1About this Guide

This guide provides technical information about HP Compaq 8100 Elite Business PC personal computers that feature the Intel® Q57 chipset and support select Intel Pentium®, Core™ i3, Core i5, and Core i7 processors. This document describes in detail the system's design and operation for programmers, engineers, technicians, and system administrators, as well as end-users wanting detailed information.

This guide primarily describes the hardware and firmware elements and primarily deal with the system board and the power supply assembly. This guide can be used either as an online document or in hardcopy form.

1.1.1 Online Viewing

Online viewing allows for quick navigating and convenient searching through the document. A color monitor will also allow the user to view the color shading used to highlight differential

data. A softcopy of the latest edition of this guide is available for downloading in .pdf file format at the following URL: www.hp.com

Viewing the file requires a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader available at no charge from Adobe Systems, Inc. at the following URL: www.adobe.com

1.1.2 Hardcopy

A hardcopy of this guide may be obtained by printing from the .pdf file. The document is designed for printing in an 8 ½ x 11-inch format.

1.2Additional Information Sources

For more information on components mentioned in this guide refer to the indicated manufacturers' documentation, which may be available at the following online sources:

HP Corporation: www.hp.com

Intel Corporation: www.intel.com

Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO): www.serialATA.org.

USB user group: www.usb.org

 

Technical Reference Guide

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