Storage
Storage
Storage
Storage
Hard drives
Hard drives
Hard drives
Hard drives
160-GB 5400 rpm SMART SATA
NOTE:
NOTE:
NOTE:
NOTE: These hard drives are customer removable and will withstand multiple insertion/removal cycles.
Up to 10 GB is reserved for the system recovery software.
HP DriveGuard
HP DriveGuard
HP DriveGuard
HP DriveGuard
The hard drive is mounted directly to the notebook frame, reducing the
transmission of shock to the hard drive.
Fixed optical drives
Fixed optical drives
Fixed optical drives
Fixed optical drives
DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL LightScribe Drive
Interfaces
Interfaces
Interfaces
Interfaces
ExpressCard/54 slot
ExpressCard/54 slot
ExpressCard/54 slot
ExpressCard/54 slot
Supports ExpressCard/54 and ExpressCard/34
External Monitor
External Monitor
External Monitor
External Monitor
One – VGA
External Microphone
External Microphone
External Microphone
External Microphone
One
Headphone/Line out
Headphone/Line out
Headphone/Line out
Headphone/Line out
One
Power Connector
Power Connector
Power Connector
Power Connector
One
RJ-11
RJ-11
RJ-11
RJ-11 (Modem)
One
RJ-45
RJ-45
RJ-45
RJ-45 (NIC)
One
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
USB 2.0
Three
LED Status Indicators
LED Status Indicators
LED Status Indicators
LED Status Indicators
Five
Audio
Audio
Audio
Audio
High Definition Audio support
Integrated mono speaker
Stereo headphone/line out
Stereo microphone in
Software
Software
Software
Software
Preinstalled Software with
Preinstalled Software with
Preinstalled Software with
Preinstalled Software with
Windows Vista
Windows Vista
Windows Vista
Windows Vista
Adobe Acrobat Reader
HP Recovery Manager
HP Help and Support Center
Roxio Creator Basic 10.1
Synaptics Touchpad Driver
McAfee Total Protection
*
Intervideo WinDVD 8SE- DVD Player
* 60 day trial period for McAfee Total Protection for Small Business software.
Internet access required to receive updates. First update included.
Subscription required for updates thereafter.
HP Recovery Manager
HP Recovery Manager
HP Recovery Manager
HP Recovery Manager
Each unit is shipped with HP Recovery Manager. HP Recovery Manager enables fast recovery of the
factory preinstalled image if the system becomes corrupted or if important system files are accidentally
deleted. Up to 10 GB of the hard drive is reserved for the system recovery software.
SMBIOS Version 2.4
SMBIOS Version 2.4
SMBIOS Version 2.4
SMBIOS Version 2.4
System Management BIOS, previously known as DMI BIOS, is used to store system management
information.
QuickSpecs
HP 550 Notebook PC
HP 550 Notebook PC
HP 550 Notebook PC
HP 550 Notebook PC
Standard Features
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