OPERATING SYSTEMS
Preinstalled
Windows 8.1 Pro (64-bit)*
Windows 8.1 (64-bit)*
Windows® 7 Ultimate (64-bit)**
Windows® 7 Professional (32-bit)**
Windows® 7 Professional (64-bit)**
Windows® 7 Professional (32-bit) (available through downgrade rights from Windows 8
Pro)***
Windows® 7 Professional (64-bit) (available through downgrade rights from Windows 8
Pro)***
Windows® 7 Home Premium (64-bit)**
Windows® 7 Home Basic (32-bit)**
For all Preinstalled operating systems HP provides Microsoft WHQL certified (where applicable) drivers on www.hp.com at the
time of product announcement.
Supported
Windows® 7 Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit)**
Windows 8 Enterprise (32bit or 64-bit)*
Windows 8 Pro (32-bit)*
Windows 8 (32-bit)*
Microsoft Windows® Vista Home Basic SP2 (32 bit)
Microsoft Windows® Vista Business SP2 (32 & 64bit)
Microsoft Windows® Vista Enterprise SP2 (32 & 64 bit)
For all Supported operating systems HP performs testing of the OS, and makes available all HP value add software (OS
dependent). Certified drivers are made available on www.hp.com within 30 days of product announcement.
Limited Support
Windows ® XP Professional (32-bit)
For all Limited Support operating systems HP will make available on www.hp.com certified drivers for major subsystems, if not
provided by the operating system, within 30 days of product announcement.
HP performs functional testing on representative1 configurations. Some newer technologies may not be supported.
HP value added software and 3rd party applications (i.e. DVD players) are not supported.
Certified
Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
For all Certified operating systems HP will submit hardware to the operating system vendor for testing and certification. All
drivers would be obtained from the operating system vendor, not supplied by HP. Certification will be posted by the operating
system vendor.
*Not all features are available in all editions of Windows 8.1. Systems may require upgraded and/or separately purchased
hardware, drivers and/or software to take full advantage of Windows 8.1 functionality. See
http://www.microsoft.com
.
**Not all features are available in all editions of Windows 7. This system may require upgraded and/or separately purchased
hardware to take full advantage of Windows 7 functionality. See
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/
for details.
***This system is preinstalled with Windows® 7 Pro software and also comes with a license and media for Windows 8.1 Pro
software. You may only use one version of the Windows software at a time. Switching between versions will require you to
uninstall one version and install the other version. You must back up all data (files, photos, etc.) before uninstalling and installing
operating systems to avoid loss of your data.
The following features are not supported by Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop:
Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Plus
HP Client Security
QuickSpecs
HP Compaq Pro 6305 Business PC
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