HP Pavilion a6700y Desktop PC Product Specifications _ HP® Support

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HP Pavilion a6700y Desktop PC Product Specifications

Product release information

MCP61PM-HM (Nettle3)

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Product number

NC686AA

Release date

11-Nov-2008

Country/region sold in

United States

Canada

Motherboard

Figure 1: Motherboard top view

Manufacturer: ECS

Form factor: microATX - 24.4 cm (9.6 inches) x 24.4 cm (9.6 inches)

Chipset: NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430

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Phenom X4 9150e

Processor upgrade information

4 GB

Memory upgrade information

Memory sockets: 4 x DDR2

Front side bus speeds: 2000MT/s (2.0 GT/s)

Processor socket: AM2+

Expansion Slots:

1 PCI Express x16 slot for graphics card

2 PCI Express x1 slots

1 PCI slot

For more details, see Nettle3 motherboard specifications .

Processor

Figure 2: AMD Phenom logo

Operating speed: Up to 1.8 GHz

Number of cores: 4

Socket: AM2+

Bus speed: 3200 MHz HT3 (clocked down to 2000 MHz)

Socket type: AM2+

Motherboard supports the following processor upgrades:

Phenom with Quad Core (Agena) technology (AM2+) up to 9600 (up to 95 watt TDP)

Athlon64 X2 with Dual Core technology up to 5600+ (up to 89 watt TDP)

Athlon64 less than 4000+

Sempron less than 3800+

Memory

Amount: 4 GB

Speed: PC2-6400 MB/sec

Dual channel memory architecture

Four 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets

Supported DIMM types:

PC2-5300 (667 MHz)

PC2-6400 (800 MHz)

Non-ECC memory only, unbuffered

Supports 2GB DDR2 DIMMs

Supports up to 8 GB on 64 bit PCs

Supports up to 4 GB* on 32 bit PCs

32 bit PCs cannot address a full 4.0 GB of memory.

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Integrated graphics using nVidia GeForce 6150SE

Integrated Realtek ALC888S Audio

LAN: 10-Base-T

802.11 b/g wireless USB adapter card

Video graphics

*Integrated video is not available if a graphics card is installed.

Integrated graphics using nVidia GeForce 6150SE

Also supports PCI Express x16 graphics cards*

Sound/Audio

*Integrated audio is not available if a sound card is installed.

8 channel high-definition audio

Audio CODEC: ALC888S

Networking

Interface: Integrated into motherboard

Technology: Realtek RTL8201N

Data transfer speeds: up to 10/100Mb/s

Transmission standards:10-Base-T Ethernet

Figure 3: Wireless card - side view

Interface type: USB

Data transfer speeds: up to 54 Mbps

Transmission standards: 802.11 b/g

Supported antenna connections: 1

Operating band: 2.4 GHz and 2.5 GHz dual band

Supported security protocols:

WPA

WEP

Hard drive



500 GB

DVD+/-R/RW 16X 12X +/-DL LS 12X RAM SuperMulti SATA drive

15-in-1 multimedia card reader

Figure 4: Hard drive

Size: 500 GB

Interface: SATA

Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM

CD/DVD disc drive

Figure 5: Optical Drive

Interface: SATA

Data buffer memory: 2 MB

Maximum storage capacity: 8.5 GB

Must use Double-Layer media discs in order to take advantage of the DL technology

Must use LightScribe-enabled media discs and supporting software in order to take

advantage of the LightScribe technology

Function Maximum speed

DVD-RAM up to 12x

DVD+R DL write once up to 12x

DVD-R DL write once up to 12x

DVD+R write once up to 16x

DVD+RW rewriteable up to 8x

DVD-R write once up to 16x

DVD-RW rewriteable up to 6x

DVD-ROM read up to 16x

CDR write once up to 40x

CDRW rewriteable up to 32x

CDROM read up to 40x

Memory Card Reader

Figure 6: View of memory card reader

Supports the following cards:



Mid-size ATX

300W

Front I/O ports

Back I/O ports

Compact Flash I

Compact Flash II

IBM Microdrive (MD)

Memory Stick (MS)

Memory Stick Duo (Duo)

Memory Stick Pro (PRO)

Memory Stick Pro Duo (Pro Duo)

MultiMediaCard (MMC)

MultiMediaCard Mobile (MMC mobile)

MultiMediaCard Plus (MMC plus)

Reduced size MultiMediaCard (RS-MMC)

Secure Digital (SD)

Secure Digital miniSD (Mini)

Smart Media

xD Picture Card (xD)

Computer Case

Height: 38.7 cm (15.23 inches)

Width: 17.5 cm (6.89 inches)

Length: 41.4 cm (16.29 inches)

Bay size Total Bays*

13.33 cm (5.25 inch) 2

8.89 cm (3.5 inch) 3

* Bays may be occupied by existing hardware.

Power Supply

300W power supply

I/O Ports

1394: 1

USB: 2

Headphone: 1

Microphone: 1

Figure 7: Back I/O panel



HP multimedia keyboard

1 - PS/2 mouse (green)

2 - SPDIF coaxial out

3 - Video Graphics Adapter

4 - IEEE 1394 port

5 - RJ-45 Network (LAN)

6 - Audio: Center/Subwoofer (yellow orange)

7 - Audio: Rear Speaker Out (black)

8 - Audio: Line In (light blue)

9 - Audio: Line Out (lime)

10 - Audio: Microphone (pink)

11 - Audio: Side Speaker Out (gray)

12 - USB 2.0: 4

13 - PS/2 keyboard (purple)

Keyboard, mouse and input devices

Figure 8: Top view of keyboard

Interface Type: PS/2

Cable length: 2 meters (78.74 inches)

Special buttons:

Internet buttons (requires Internet connection)

HP Club: launches My HP Club Website




Quebec Keyboard Kit

HP PS/2 optical mouse

Titles that shipped with PC

Internet: launches a Website like Yahoo

E-mail: launches a Website like Yahoo Mail

Search: launches an Internet search Website

Info: launches Help and Support application

Media control buttons:

Eject 1 and Eject 2

Burn CD/DVD: launches a CD/DVD record application (depends on

application installed on the individual system)

Scan previous track

Play/pause

Scan next track

Stop

Audio control buttons:

Volume control

Mute

A

keyboard kit for French Canada to enhance the keyboard experience when using this computer

with the French language.

Figure 9: Top view of mouse

Interface: PS/2

Buttons: left (select), right (context menu), scroll wheel (scroll up/scroll down)

Software

NOTE:HP provides basic support for software that comes with the computer. For in-depth





feature assistance, refer to the help section in the software or on the software vendor's Web

site.

Software

CategorySoftware Title

Supported

by HP

Application

Recovery

Operating SystemWindows Vista Home

Premium with Windows

Media Center (64-bit) with

Vista Service Pack 1

No

CD/CD-

RW/DVD/DVD+RW MediaSmart DVD

Windows Movie Maker &

Windows DVD Maker

CyberLink DVD Suite 6

LightScribe Template

Labeler

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Entertainment,

Music & Games My HP Games

HP MediaSmart Software

Suite

No

Yes

ProductivityMicrosoft Works 9

Microsoft Office Home and

Student Edition 2007 Trial

Yes

No

Imaging,

Photography,

Video & Film

muvee Reveal Basic Yes

SecurityNorton Internet Security

2009 (60-day security

update subscription)

Yes

SupportHP Total Care Advisor

HP Hardware Diagnostic

Tools

Help & Support Center

Online documentation

No

Yes

No

No

RecoveryHP Recovery Manager No

Internet SolutionsMicrosoft Internet Explorer

ISP offers

No

No

HP Partner offers

(may vary) Snapfish PictureMover (US

only)

Yes

NOTE: This support document provides specifications and component images that reflect the

original design intention for all PCs of this model. Under certain circumstances, a factory or

service provider may install a component that meets or exceeds the listed specification and/or

appears different than the image shown.



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