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This beast is my "crash dummy" test box - swampdog - 05-29-2016
Sharing my love for old computers and hardware... My HP Pavilion XE748 is a beast! lol
When this computer first came out, it was probably easily around $1,000.
http://www.cnet.com/products/hp-pavilion-xe748-c-700-mhz-monitor-crt-17-series/specs/
HP Pavilion XE748 Specs:
PROCESSOR / CHIPSET
CPU Intel Celeron 700 MHz
Data Bus Speed 66 MHz
Chipset Type Intel 810
Processor Socket Socket 370
CACHE MEMORY
Installed Size L2 cache - 128 KB Advanced Transfer Cache
Type L2 cache
Installed Size 128 KB
MEMORY
Max Supported Size 512 MB
Form Factor DIMM 168-pin
STORAGE
RAID Level none
Interface Type ATA-33
Compliant Standards CD-DA, CD-XA, CDi, Kodak PhotoCD
Type none
Read Speed 24x
Write Speed 4x
Rewrite Speed 4x
RAM
Installed Size 64 MB / 512 MB (max)
Memory Speed 100 MHz
Features unbuffered
Upgrade Rule max 256 MB module
Technology SDRAM
Installed Size 64 MB
DISPLAY
Compliant Standards MPR-II
Type CRT
Diagonal Size (metric) 43.2 cm
Display Resolution Abbreviation SXGA
AUDIO & VIDEO
Memory Allocation Technology shared video memory (UMA)
Supported Display Graphics SVGA (800x600), VGA (640x480), XGA (1024x768)
Analog Video Format none
HARD DRIVE
Capacity 30 GB
Interface Type ATA-33
Type HDD
Interface Class Parallel ATA
Capacity 30 GB
INPUT
Type keyboard, mouse
STORAGE CONTROLLER
Interface Type ATA-33
Type IDE
Bus Type PCI
OPTICAL STORAGE
Media Load Type tray
Drive Type CD-RW
Type CD-RW
Interface Type IDE
PROCESSOR
Installed Qty 1
Max Supported Qty 1
Upgradability upgradable
Type Celeron
Manufacturer Intel
Clock Speed 700 MHz
FLOPPY DRIVE
Type 3.5" 1.44 MB floppy
STORAGE REMOVABLE
Type none
HEADER
Brand HP
Product Line HP Pavilion
Model XE748
Localization English
Country Kits United States
Packaged Quantity 1
Compatibility PC
NETWORKING
Max Transfer Rate 56 Kbps
MISCELLANEOUS
Color white
Compliant Standards Plug and Play
Color Category white
Refurbished remarketed
SYSTEM
Type personal computer
Hard Drive Capacity 30 GB
OS Certified Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
MONITOR
Monitor Type CRT
Native Resolution 1280 x 1024 ( SXGA )
Diagonal Size 17 in
Viewable Size 16 in
CHASSIS
Form Factor micro tower
Manufacturer Form Factor micro tower
GRAPHICS CONTROLLER
Form Factor integrated
Interface Type PCI
Graphics Processor Shared video memory (UMA)
Video Memory 11 MB (max)
Video Interfaces VGA
AUDIO OUTPUT
Form Factor integrated
Sound Output Mode 3D Sound
Compliant Standards AC '97
MAINBOARD
Processor Socket Socket 370
Data Bus Speed 66 MHz
Chipset Type Intel 810
MANUFACTURER WARRANTY
Type 1 year warranty
PRINTER
Type none
AUDIO INPUT
Type microphone
EXPANSION / CONNECTIVITY
Bays 2 (total) / 1 (free) x external 3.5" x 1/3H
1 (total) / 0 (free) x external 5.25" x 1/2H
1 (total) / 0 (free) x internal 3.5" x 1/3H
Slots 2 (total) / 1 (free) x memory - DIMM 168-pin
1 (total) / 0 (free) x CPU
3 (total) / 2 (free) x PCI
TELECOM
Modem Fax / modem - PCI - plug-in card
Protocols & Specifications ITU V.90, k56Flex , Hayes AT command set
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Form Factor micro tower
CLUSTER
Cluster Storage Controller none
POWER
Type power supply
Compliant Standards EPA Energy Star
OPERATING SYSTEM / SOFTWARE
OS Provided: Type Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
OS Certified Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
OS Provided Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Type AOL, MusicMatch, QuickLink III, Quicken 2000, RealAudio Player, Adaptec DirectCD, Adaptec Easy CD Creator, Compuserve, Drivers & Utilities, McAfee VirusScan, Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2000, Microsoft Money 2000, Microsoft Works 2000
VIDEO OUTPUT
Interface Type PCI
Video Interfaces VGA
VIDEO MEMORY
Memory Allocation Technology shared video memory (UMA)
AUDIO OUTPUT DETAILS
Speaker Type right / left channel
Speakers Qty 2
INPUT DEVICE
Type keyboard, mouse
EXPANSION BAYS
Type external, external, internal
Form Factor 3.5" x 1/3H, 3.5" x 1/3H, 5.25" x 1/2H
Form Factor (metric) 13.3 cm x 1/2H, 8.9 cm x 1/3H, 8.9 cm x 1/3H
Total Qty 1, 1, 2
Free Qty 0, 0, 1
EXPANSION SLOTS
Type CPU, PCI
Total Qty 1, 2, 3
Free Qty 0, 1, 2
INTERFACE PROVIDED
Type PS/2 keyboard, serial, PS/2 mouse, USB, VGA, audio line-in, audio line-out, microphone, modem, parallel
Qty 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
OS PROVIDED
Family Windows Millennium Edition
Type Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
POWER DEVICE
Type power supply
Power Provided 90 Watt
Nominal Voltage AC 120/230 V
Frequency Required 50/60 Hz
SERVICE & SUPPORT
Type 1 year warranty
SERVICE & SUPPORT DETAILS
Type limited warranty
Service Included parts and labor
Location carry-in
Full Contract Period 1 year
GENERAL
ManufacturerHP
The only real difference with the machine I have is that is has additonal memory added (256mb total I believe? Possibly 512. Not sure at the moment)
It runs the latest Debian 8.4.
I have had it running with Debian 3.0 Woody all the way through Debian 8.4 now with no problems (Old versions [<4.0 Etch] of Debian requires manual i810 support configured). It compiles with GCC.
I have had it running with Redhat 6 all the way through Redhat 9. Redhat 6 required manual configuration of some hardware to work properly. It compiles with GCC.
I have had it running with Puppy Linux versions from old version 4 all the way to Wary 5.3 (incredible support for older computers!). It worked perfect with most of those installations, except the older versions had a very hard time with USB wireless networking support (needed to be manually configured).
I am amazed that this machine (which was originally designed for Windows ME [omg]) still runs the latest Debian Linux versions without flaw. Of course, I can't use a desktop environment, but that is ok. All I really use it for is testing purposes over SSH. It has served me very well. And to think that people would throw out a computer like this is unbelievable lol... I was given this computer by a friend who thought he no longer wanted or needed it. When I got it, it barely ran on the Windows ME install it had, so I immediately installed Puppy Linux 4.3.1 and Puppy 5.3 versions to get desktop support.
Don't throw away your "old" computer! lol