Hard Drive Controller (PCI)
Supported
Serial ATA
support for SATA 1.5-Gb/s and 3.0-Gb/s hard drives
Hard Drive and Optical
SATA Interfaces Supported
(1) Serial ATA interface
(3) Serial ATA interfaces
(1) Serial ATA for eSATA
(4) Serial ATA interfaces
(1) Serial ATA for eSATA
Host Controller for SATA
Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) Revision 1.2. The specification includes a description of the
hardware/software interface between system software and the host controller hardware.
Ultra-slim Desktop
Ultra-slim DesktopUltra-slim Desktop
Ultra-slim Desktop
Small Form Factor
Small Form FactorSmall Form Factor
Small Form Factor
Convertible Minitower
Convertible MinitowerConvertible Minitower
Convertible Minitower
Storage - Drive Support
Storage - Drive SupportStorage - Drive Support
Storage - Drive Support
USDT
USDTUSDT
USDT
SFF
SFFSFF
SFF
CMT
CMTCMT
CMT
Slimline
SlimlineSlimline
Slimline
Optical
OpticalOptical
Optical
Drives
DrivesDrives
Drives
2.5” Hard
2.5” Hard2.5” Hard
2.5” Hard
Disk Drive
Disk DriveDisk Drive
Disk Drive
or Solid
or Solidor Solid
or Solid
State Drive
State DriveState Drive
State Drive
(right angle,
(right angle,(right angle,
(right angle,
no cable)
no cable)no cable)
no cable)
Diskette
DisketteDiskette
Diskette
Drive or
Drive orDrive or
Drive or
Media Card
Media CardMedia Card
Media Card
Reader
ReaderReader
Reader
5.25”
5.25”5.25”
5.25”
Optical
OpticalOptical
Optical
Drives
DrivesDrives
Drives
Hard Disk
Hard DiskHard Disk
Hard Disk
Drives
DrivesDrives
Drives
Diskette
DisketteDiskette
Diskette
Drive or
Drive orDrive or
Drive or
Media Card
Media CardMedia Card
Media Card
Reader
ReaderReader
Reader
*
5.25”
5.25”5.25”
5.25”
Optical
OpticalOptical
Optical
Drives
DrivesDrives
Drives
Hard Disk
Hard DiskHard Disk
Hard Disk
Drives
DrivesDrives
Drives
Quantity Supported
Quantity SupportedQuantity Supported
Quantity Supported
1
11
1 1
11
1 1
11
1 1
11
1 2
22
2 1
11
1 2
22
2 3
33
3
Position Supported
Position SupportedPosition Supported
Position Supported
,
, ,
, ,
, ,
, ,
, ,
, ,
,,
,
Controller
ControllerController
Controller
SATA
SATASATA
SATA SATA
SATASATA
SATA
Diskette
DisketteDiskette
Diskette
Controller
ControllerController
Controller
or
oror
or
USB header
USB headerUSB header
USB header
on PCA
on PCAon PCA
on PCA
SATA
SATASATA
SATA SATA
SATASATA
SATA
Diskette
DisketteDiskette
Diskette
Controller
ControllerController
Controller
or
oror
or
USB header
USB headerUSB header
USB header
on PCA
on PCAon PCA
on PCA
SATA
SATASATA
SATA SATA
SATASATA
SATA
QuickSpecs
HP Compaq dc7900 Business PC
HP Compaq dc7900 Business PCHP Compaq dc7900 Business PC
HP Compaq dc7900 Business PC
Standard Features and Configurable Components
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