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The Performance Benefits of Your HP Vectra PC
Your Hewlett-Packard PC makes use of a number of new features to
provide you with the best performance currently available from a PC.
The configuration of your PC has been optimized by HP to make the
best use of these features for general applications.
The performance of your PC will depend on the applications you use.
For example, different software applications require different amounts
of memory and will produce files of different sizes. Best performance is
obtained by balancing your PC’s configuration with the requirements of
your software.
To provide versatility in your PC
’
s configuration, Hewlett-Packard
offers a number of performance-enhancing accessories. Some of these
are upgrades that allow you to increase the performance of your PC in
one particular area. Other accessories add to your PC’s existing
capabilities.
This guide describes the high-performance features of your PC and
how you can obtain maximum benefit from them. This will help you to
optimize the performance of your HP Vectra PC for your specific use.
This guide is presented in two chapters:
•
Your PC’s performance features
Describes the new features used by your PC, with suggestions on
how to optimize their performance.
•
Technical reference
Gives general technical reference information, with emphasis on the
new features used by the HP Vectra XU PC.
NOTE
The advanced Pentium
™
Pro processor installed in your PC provides
the best performance when used with 32-bit operating systems and
applications.