gma

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2009 desktop hp dc7900 SFF
GPU
BIOS
OS
- Win7
- Other

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_GMA

2009 desktop hp dc7900 SFF

2009~ : hp dc7900 Windows 7 : DdR 2, Intel GMA 4500 DirectX 10 graphics,
- https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-compaq-dc7900-small-form-factor-pc/3785403/document/c01570345#AbT1
CpU: IntelCore 2 DuO : E8400 @ 3GHz (2010) VmX TdP=65W
- https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/33910/intel-core2-duo-processor-e8400-6m-cache-3-00-ghz-1333-mhz-fsb.html
- https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core2-Duo-E8400-vs-AMD-Athlon-64-X2-Dual-Core-4600-/2720vsm8715# AsRock
- https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core2-Duo-E8400-vs-Intel-Core2-6300/2720vsm2521# LenovO
- https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core2-Duo-E7300-vs-Intel-Core2-Duo-E8400/m2080vs2720#
- https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Pentium-E5700-vs-Intel-Core2-Duo-E8400/m976vs2720
- https://technical.city/en/cpu/Core-2-Duo-E8400-vs-Pentium-E5700
- Intel® Pentium® Dual Core E2200 / E2220 / E5200 / E5300 (2.20 to 2.60 GHz, 1 to 2 MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB)
- Intel® Core 2 Duo Processor E7300 / E7400 / E8400 / E8500 / E8600 (2.66 to 3.33 GHz, 3 to 6 MB L2 cache, 1066 to 1333 MHz FSB)
  - https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core2-Duo-E7300-vs-AMD-Athlon-64-X2-Dual-Core-4600-/m2080vsm8715
- Intel® Core™2 Quad Q8200 / Q9400 (2.33 to 2.66 GHz, 4 to 6 MB L2 cache, 1333 MHz FSB)
IO: SATA x2 (no IDE), VGA, DP, P2, USB2
RAM: Ddr 2 (16GB/4) : Pc2-6400, Pc2-5300
Eth: 100 WoL

GPU

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_GMA#GMA_4500
https://superuser.com/questions/1376426/intel-gma-4500-driver-for-windows-10#
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/gma-x4500.c3116#
IO: VgA + DP
dxdiag: Intel Q45/Q43 Express : DirectX11
FuturePinball does not use it and fallback to sw rendering ToDo

BIOS

Bios 1.22
- https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp45001-45500/sp45244.exe 1.22
Bios 1.23 : “786G1 v01.23”
- HP Compaq Business Desktop System BIOS (786G1 BIOS) 1.23 Rev. A 8.4 MB Jan 22, 2010
  - http://ftp.ext.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp47001-47500/sp47156.exe 1.23 20100122
  - https://support.hp.com/soar-attachment/525/col25408-vc-79813-2-vc-79813-2_sp47156.html
  - Need to unpack sp47156.exe, copy files to freedos, run flashbin.exe
F10 : setup
F09 : boot menu
- CDR boot :netboot work and can boot linux (make sure to set right time)
- boot USB: F10: TODO
  - disable data execution prevention and os management of embedded security device
  - https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Boot-and-Lockup/HP-DC7800-refuses-to-boot-from-USB/td-p/6412913#
  - Ctrl+P: Intel ME state control
    - http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c00767138.pdf
- FreeDos is boot ing from UsB “FD13-FullUSB.zip”
  - none usb key with linux, ventoy, grub4dos etc managed to boot
  - Some win7 image dumper to usb hdd managed to boot
  - preinstalled linux ubuntu 21.10 on sata boot ok

OS

Win7

Boot CDR InstalL Win7 :
- EULAID:Win7SP1_RM.2_PRO_OEM_en-us (80GB HDD)

Other

Windows : Win7 reference (or VistA ?) :
- GSP1RMCPRVOL_EN_DVD (10GB) just need drivers for only serial and something else, gpu works fine with DirectX
https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/Driver-needed-Windows-10-HP-DC7900-conv-Minitower-PCI-and/td-p/6617839# Win10 ?