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- A smart combination of customizable solutions for your business. Introducing the HP Compaq Elite 8300 Small Form Factor; HP’s best-selling business PC design featuring an ideal blend of size, performance, and expansion capabilities.
Features
- Windows 8 Pro or other operating systems available
Powerful performance
- Experience the 3rd generation Intel® Core™ vPro™ processor family and Intel® Q77 Express chipset for high-end performance without compromise.
- Support for dual graphics cards, and new PCI Express v3.0 graphics technology provides increased bandwidth of PCIe x16 slot for fast graphic-intensive performance.
- Maximize productivity with up to four independent displays with an optional discrete graphics card. Find convenient connectivity with line in and line out ports and front-facing USB ports with VGA and DisplayPort outputs for dual-monitor set-ups.
- Intel Smart Response Technology (SRT), a disk cache solution, provides solid state drive like performance while retaining the storage capacity of a hard disk drive.
- SRS Premium Sound™ provides an outstanding audio experience, including VoIP conferencing, webcasts and collaboration. Exclusive HP Virtual Room software provides face-to-face collaboration around the globe.
Manageability and security
- Intel® vPro with Active Management Technology allows your IT personnel to access, diagnose, repair and manage the desktop from a remote location saving time and reducing maintenance cost.
- Secure data and credentials with HP’s certified and embedded Trusted Platform Module (TPM). Disable USB ports and slots for added security.
- HP Client Security is a comprehensive portfolio of security features built into the hardware and software that can be customized to protect your data with the level of security your business needs.
- Drive Encryption encrypts all data in the hard drive. Permanently erase data with HP File Sanitizer. Credential Manager supports multiple authentication methods with single sign in capability into protected websites and resources.
- On hands management is a snap with a tool-less design. Upgrade components with the quick release latches and green pull tabs.
Environmentally aware
- Lower your operating costs and overall eco-footprint with HP PC that's ENERGY STAR® qualified, EPEAT ® Gold registered, and designed with low halogen materials.
- Manage your energy more efficiently with HP Power Assistant software, enabling you to set up custom schedules for when the machine goes into low power states.
Backed by HP
- Maintain a consistent work environment, ease transitions and help reduce support costs with a minimum, 15-month lifecycle stability commitment from HP.
- Benefit from HP Custom Integration Services (CIS), providing stable, custom software and hardware deployment services for your enterprise needs.
- HP Business PCs go through a multi-tiered testing process of over 115,000 hours to help ensure a lasting investment.
- Rely on award-winning service and support with a standard, 3-year limited warranty from HP. Additional coverage is available through HP Care Pack Services.
- Related links
- Technical Support / Manuals
System features
System features
- Operating system
- Windows 8 Pro 64
Windows 8 64
Windows® 7 Ultimate 32
Windows® 7 Ultimate 64
Windows® 7 Professional 32
Windows® 7 Professional 64
Windows 7 Professional 32 (available through downgrade rights from Windows 8 Pro 64)
Windows 7 Professional 64 (available through downgrade rights from Windows 8 Pro)
Windows® 7 Home Premium 32
Windows® 7 Home Premium 64
Windows® 7 Home Basic 32
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
FreeDOS
- Processors:
- Intel® Core™ i3-2120 with Intel HD Graphics 2000 (3.3 GHz, 3 MB cache, 2 cores)
- Intel® Core™ i3-2130 with Intel HD Graphics 2000 (3.4 GHz, 3 MB cache, 2 cores)
- Intel® Core™ i3-3210 with Intel HD Graphics 2500 (3.2 GHz, 3 MB cache, 2 cores)
- Intel® Core™ i5-3470 with Intel HD Graphics 2500 (3.2 GHz, 6 MB cache, 4 cores)
- Intel® Core™ i5-3475S with Intel HD Graphics 4000 (2.9 GHz, 6 MB cache, 4 cores)
- Intel® Core™ i5-3570 with Intel HD Graphics 2500 (3.4 GHz, 6 MB cache, 4 cores)
- Intel® Core™ i7-3770 with Intel HD Graphics 4000 (3.4 GHz, 8 MB cache, 4 cores)
- Intel® Pentium® G2010 with Intel HD Graphics (2.8 GHz, 3 MB cache, 2 cores)
- Intel® Pentium® G2130 with Intel HD Graphics (3.2 GHz, 3 MB cache, 2 cores)
- Intel® Pentium® G2120 with Intel HD Graphics (3.1 GHz, 3 MB cache, 2 cores)
- Intel® Pentium® G640 with Intel HD Graphics (2.8 GHz, 3 MB cache, 2 cores)
- Intel® Pentium® G860 with Intel HD Graphics (3 GHz, 3 MB cache, 2 cores)
- Intel® Pentium® G870 with Intel HD Graphics (3.1 GHz, 3 MB cache, 2 cores)
- Chipset:
- Intel® Q77 Express
- Form factor:
- Small Form Factor
- Management features:
- Intel Standard Manageability
- Environmental:
- BFR/PVC-free
Memory
Memory
- Memory, maximum
- 32 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 SDRAM
(For systems configured with more than 3 GB of memory and a 32-bit operating system, all memory may not be available due to system resource requirements. Addressing memory above 4 GB requires a 64-bit operating system. )
- Memory slots:
- 4 DIMM
Storage
Storage
- Internal drive bays:
- One 3.5"
- External drive bays:
- One 3.5"; One 5.25"
- Internal drive
- 250 GB up to 1 TB SATA (7200 rpm)
320 GB SATA SED
120 GB up to 128 GB SATA SSD
256 GB SATA SE SSD
- Optical drive
- SATA DVD-ROM
- SATA SuperMulti DVD writer
- SATA Blu-ray writer
Display and graphics
Display and graphics
- Graphics
- Integrated Intel HD Graphics Basic, 2000, 2500 or 4000
- AMD Radeon HD 6350 (512 MB)
- AMD Radeon HD 7450 (1 GB)
- NVIDIA NVS 300 (512 MB)
- NVIDIA NVS 310 (512 MB)
Expansion Features
Expansion Features
- Ports
- 4 USB 3.0
- 6 USB 2.0
- 1 serial
- 2 PS/2
- 1 VGA
- 1 DisplayPort
- 1 audio in
- 1 audio out
- 1 RJ-45
- 1 headphone
- 1 microphone
- Expansion slots
- 1 low-profile PCI
- 1 low-profile PCIe x1
- 2 low-profile PCIe x16
Multimedia and Input Devices
Multimedia and Input Devices
- Audio:
- High Definition Audio with Realtek ALC221 codec; SRS Premium Sound audio management technology; internal speaker standard
Communications
Communications
- Network interface
- Intel 82579LM Gigabit network connection (standard); Intel Gigabit CT Desktop PCIe x1 network card (optional); HP 802.11 b/g/n PCIe x1 network card (optional)
Power and operating requirements
Power and operating requirements
- Energy efficiency:
- ENERGY STAR® qualified configurations available
- Power supply:
- 240W standard efficiency, active PFC; 240W 90% efficient, active PFC
- Operating temperature range
- 10 to 35°C
(50 to 95°F)
- Operating humidity range:
- 10 to 90%RH
Dimensions and weight
Dimensions and weight
- Dimensions (W x D x H)
- 33.8 x 37.9 x 10 cm (13.3 x 14.9 x 4 in)
- Weight
- Starting at 7.6 kg (Starting at 16.7 lb)
(Exact weight depends on configuration)
Security management
Security management
- Security management:
- Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2
- Stringent security (via BIOS)
- SATA port disablement (via BIOS)
- Drive lock
- RAID configurations
- Intel Identify Protection Technology
- Serial, parallel, USB enable/disable (via BIOS)
- USB Port Disable at factory (optional)
- Removable media write/boot control
- Power-On password (via BIOS)
- Setup password (via BIOS)
- Solenoid Hood Lock / Sensor
- Support for chassis padlocks and cable lock devices
What's included
What's included
- Software:
- HP Client Security
- HP Wallpaper
- Bing Search
- Microsoft Internet Explorer Home Page
- PDF Complete Corporate Edition
- HP EUDI Support Environment
- HP Help and Support
- HP Setup v9.0
- HP Support Assistant
- Software included except for systems with Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro: Adobe Flash Player
- WinZip Basic
- HP Recovery Manager
- Warranty:
- Protected by HP Services, including a limited 3 years parts, 3 years labour, and 3 years onsite service (3/3/3) standard warranty. Terms and conditions vary by country. Certain restrictions and exclusions apply.
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