HP PAVILION DV8 - Manual (Page 7)

Maintenance and Service Guide 1–1
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Product description
Category Description
Product name HP Pavilion dv8 Entertainment PC
Processors Intel® Core™ i7-820QM 1.73-GHz processor (SC turbo up to 3.06 GHz)
Intel Core i7-720QM 1.60-GHz processor (SC turbo up to 2.80 GHz)
Chipset Intel 5 Series express chipsets
PM55 - platform controller hub (PCH) Peak-M
Graphics nVidia GeForce 230M GT (N10P-GE, 40-nm) with 1024 MB of dedicated video memory
nVidia GeForce 250M GTS (N10E-GE, 40-nm) with 1024 MB of dedicated video memory
Support for Blu-ray playback with high-definition (HD) decode, DX10, PhysX, and CUDA
Support for Blu-ray playback with HD decode, DX10, PhysX, CUDA, and Hybrid
Panel 18.4-inch dual-channel low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS), full high-definition (FHD),
AntiGlare (1920 × 1080) display assembly with dual lamps
16:9 ultra-wide aspect ratio
Typical brightness: 250 nits
Supports flush glass AntiGlare panel cover support
Lighted logo on display enclosure
All display assemblies include 2 wireless local-area network (WLAN) antennas
Memory 2 customer-accessible/upgradable memory module slots
Supports dual-channel memory
Supports up to 8 GB of system RAM
PC2-6400, 1066-MHz, DDR3
■ 8192 MB (4096 MB × 2, dual-channel, 64-bit operating systems only)
■ 6144 MB (4096 MB + 2048 MB, 64-bit operating systems only)
■ 4096 MB (2048 MB × 2, dual-channel)
■ 3072 MB (2048 MB + 1024 MB)
■ 2048 MB (1024 MB × 2, dual-channel)
Mass storage devices Supports 9.50-mm, 6.35-cm (2.50-inch) hard drives
Supports second hard drive
Supports solid-state drive (SSD)
Supports HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
Customer-accessible
Serial ATA
Supports the following hard drives:
■ 500-GB, 7200- and 5400-rpm
■ 320-GB, 7200- and 5400-rpm
■ 250-GB, 7200- and 5400-rpm
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