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HP xw4300 Workstation
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It's all about choice. Single or dual core
Microsoft Windows or Red Hat Linux
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Professional 2D to High-end 3D graphics. The HP
xw4300 Workstation delivers the performance that
you need at the price you want.
An elegant combination of form and function, the
HP xw4300 brings you ground-breaking technology
in an award winning tool-less package. Offering great
flexibility, with a single or dual core processor and a
range of graphics, memory and storage choices, the
HP xw4300 meets the computing demands of engineers,
designers, scientists, and power users. ISV collaboration
and application certification coupled with the future-
proofing of 64-bit computing helps ensure a reliable,
compatible, high performing workstation that can
evolve with you and your business demands.
• Get cutting-edge technology at a PC-like price:
The Intel ® 955X Express chipset enables fast, dual
channel DDR2 667 MHz memory, PCI Express (PCIe)
x16 graphics and includes an integrated 4-channel
SATA 3 Gb/s controller with Native Command Queuing
(NCQ) and RAID 0/1/5/10 capability. Choose to add
a dual core Intel Pentium ® D processor for multiprocessor
capability or up to a 3.8 GHz single core Intel Pentium
4 processor with a 2 MB L2 cache.
• Future-proof your business: The HP xw4300
supports Extended Memory 64-bit Technology (EM64T),
extending the address space to a maximum of 16 TB
virtual memory, allowing the design and manipulation
of huge data sets or models. An EM64T enabled
workstation should provide leading performance for
many 32-bit applications. Although not all 32-bit
applications may run as normal when you decide to
Single or dual core entry workstation
Windows
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i processor. change to a 64-bit operating system, many will,
. 32- or 64-bits. providing excellent flexibility. It is advised to pre-test
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your applications by visiting Microsoft's 64-bit 120 day
free trial before you order EM64T (www.microsoft.com/
windowsxp/64bit/evaluation/trial.mspx).
• Significantly increase bandwidth with PCIe: The next
generation of I/O interface increases bandwidth to 1
GB/s (unidirectional peak) and 2 GB/s (full duplex
peak) with the PCIe x4 slot or 250 MB/s (unidirectional
peak) and 500 MB/s (full duplex peak) with the PCIe
x1 slot. The PCIe x16 graphics card has 4x the
bandwidth of its AGP predecessor. With a dedicated
point-to-point interface, cards plugging into the interface
are not sharing data bandwidth with other cards.
• Expand your system with your needs: Integrate
numerous expansion options with the HP xw4300's 2
internal hard drives (up to 4 drives using the optical
bays), up to 3 optical disks, optional floppy, 1 PCIe
x16 graphics slot, 1 PCIe x1 slot, 1 PCIe x4 (x8
connector) slot, and 3 PCI slots.
• Easily convert, access, and service your workstation:
The HP xw4300's versatile chassis allows a minitower
or desktop configuration, and the award-winning, tool-
less design makes it easy to upgrade and maintain.
• Custom configure your workstation to your
technical requirements: HP Performance Tuning
Framework, available on HP Workstations with
Microsoft Windows, will guide your system setup,
allowing a "custom" configuration that tightly matches
the workstation-to-user requirements. This customization
facilitates configuring and optimizing the latest graphics
cards and drivers and removes some memory restraints.
For more information, go to: ww.hp.com/go/framework
XP Professional
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