ok that post made zero sense to me so i searched and found the specs for what an original m7250n should be... sorry i was aparently running around in circles..... looks more like english to me
Product number
ED842AA
Introduction date
20-Sep-2005
Country/region sold in:
•United States
•Canada
Hardware
Base processor
PentiumD 820 (S) DC 2.8 GHz:
•800 MHz front side bus
•Socket 775
Chipset
Intel 945P
Motherboard
•Manufacturer: Asus
•Motherboard Name: P5LP-LE
•HP/Compaq motherboard name: Lithium-UL8E
Memory
Component Attributes
Memory Installed 1 GB (2 x 512)
Maximum allowed 4 GB* (4 x 1 GB) requires the replacement of the installed 512 MB DIMMs
*Actual available memory may be less
Speed supported PC2-3200 MB/sec
Type 240 pin, DDR2 SDRAM
DIMM slots Four
Open DIMM slots Two
Hard drive
•250 GB SATA
•7200 rpm
16x DVD(+/-)R/RW RAM (+/-)R DL LightScribe drive
•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
type Attributes
DVD-RAM 5X
DVD-R DL Write Once 4X
DVD+R DL Write Once 8X
DVD+R Write Once 16X
DVD+RW Rewritable 8X
DVD-R Write Once 16X
DVD-RW Rewritable 6X
DVD ROM Read 16X
CD-R Write Once 40X
CD-RW Rewritable 32X
CD-ROM Read 40X
DVD ROM
Maximum speed 16X
Modem
PCI K56flex data/fax modem
Video graphics
ATI Radeon x300se
•128 MB DDR memory
•I/O Ports: Composite, S-Video, VGA
Television
•TV tuner card with FM tuner
Sound/Audio
Integrated High Definition audio
•Realtek ALC 882 chipset
•8-channels for Full Dolby 5.1/6.1/7.1 surround sound support with Dolby Pro Logic IIx
Dolby 5.1
Network (LAN)
Integrated 10/100 Base-T networking interface
Memory card reader
•Supports the following cards:
◦Compact Flash I
◦Compact Flash II
◦SmartMedia
◦Memory Stick
◦Memory Stick Pro
◦MultiMediaCard
◦Secure Digital (SD)
◦Micro Drive
◦XD Picture Card (xd = extreme digital)
External I/O ports
I/O ports on the front panel
Port type Quantity
9-in-1 (4 slot) One
1394 One
USB (2.0) Two
Headphone One
Microphone One
Audio L-R One
S-video in One
Composite video in One
I/O ports on the back panel
Port type Quantity
PS/2 (keyboard, mouse) Two (one each)
Parallel One
USB (2.0) Four
IEEE 1394 One
LAN One
Audio One each (side speaker out, rear speaker out, center speaker out, line-in, line-out, microphone)
Expansion slots
Slot type Quantity
PCI Three (one available)
PCI Express One (occupied)
DIMM Four (two available)
Drive bays
Bay type Quantity
5.25" external Two (occupied)
3.5" internal One (occupied)
Personal Media Drive One (available)
Chassis accessories
•Camera dock lid
•iPod dock lid
Remote control
•USB infrared receiver
Keyboard and mouse
•HP PS/2 multimedia keyboard
•Quebec Keyboard Kit (French Canada only)
•HP PS/2 optical scroller mouse
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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.
Key to software:
•cd/dvd = media included in box
•fc = only available in French Canada
•nfc = not available in French Canada
Software titles that shipped with PC Software Category Software Title
Operating System •Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005 with Update Rollup 2
•Microsoft Service Pack 2
CD/CD-RW/DVD/DVD+RW •WinDVD 5 Player Basic (with optional 7.1 upgrade)
•Sonic DigitalMedia Plus 7.02
•Sonic MyDVD Plus 6.13
•Sonic DigitalMedia Archive
Education & Reference •Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2005 Standard (fc)
•MSN Encarta Standard (online) (nfc)
Entertainment, Music & Games •iTunes 4.8 (w/Quicktime)
•HP Tunes
•Real Player
•My HP Games (nfc)
Imaging, Photography, Video & Film •HP Software Update
•HP Image Zone 5
•HP Image Zone Plus for media center
•muvee autoProducer 1.1 for media center
•muvee autoProducer 4
Productivity & Finance •Adobe Reader
•Microsoft Works 8.0
•Microsoft Office 2003 Student Teacher Edition Trial
•Microsoft Money 2005 (nfc)
•Quicken New User Edition 2005 (nfc)
Security •Norton Internet Security 2005 AntiSpyware Edition (60-day security update subscription)
•Norton Security Center
Utility, Maintenance & Performance •PC-Doctor 5 for Windows
Recovery •Microsoft system restore
•HP Recovery Software Suite
•Software Repair Wizard
Service & Support •Updates from HP
•Help & Support Center
•Desktop Web-based registration
•Online documentation
ISP signup •Google toolbar
•Connectivity Support Tools (nfc)
•ISP offers
HP Partner offers •Snapfish
•Adobe Store
•Symantec Security Check
•NetSmartz
•IntelliMover Data Transfer
•@Backup Online Backup
•SwapDrive Online File Sharing
Now Im guessing that, for example, if I wanted my pc to be ready for current/future upgrading to keep up with games and programs (no where real soon nor do i need a hot rod... although I want it to handle what I throw at it with no problems), should I consider upgrading motherboard and case? was looking at processors and chipsets and saw they were very old and not much compatible that looked to me like anything worth upgrading with.... suggestions?