In the beginning...

This was how it all began...

My very first piece of technology related hardware:

A Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion 6326 PC bundled with considerably good specifications at that point of time, year 1998.

I found out that I was cheated because the casing is labelled with a Pentium II processor and the Windows 98 operating system also shows that it is a Pentium II as well.

Due to the lack of knowledge in computing during that time, I thought it was Pentium II all the time until when I entered the BIOS a few years later. Till then I noticed that it was a Celeron.

Few years later, I installed Windows XP professional as the computer monitor spoilt and I am forced to remote into it. At that point, Windows XP shows that it is a Celeron processor.


Product specifications:

Base processor
333 MHz Intel Celeron microprocessor

Chipset
Intel 440EX

Supported operation systems (OS/NOS)
Microsoft (R) Windows 98

Memory
Standard: 48 MB (SDRAM)
Maximum: 256 MB
Speed: 66 MHz/10 ns SDRAM only
Sockets: 2 - 168 pin
Size: 16, 32, 64, or 128 MB DIMMs
Type Supported: Intel 1.0 compliant

Cache memory
Primary 32 KB
Secondary Level (Max.) 128 KB Standard
Upgrade Sockets None

Video memory
Video Memory: 2 MB Standard
Video Memory Type: ATI VT4 SW 3D SGRAM
Resolutions 2 MB Video RAM: Video resolutions dependent upon specific display used
640 x 480 16 / 256 / 32K / 64K / 16.7M colors
800 x 600 16 / 256 / 32K / 64K colors
1024 x 768 16 / 256 / 32K / 64K colors
1280 x 1024 256 colors

Hard drive
Enhanced IDE: 4.0 GB

CD-ROM drive
Speed: 32x speed (maximum)
Access Speed: 90ms
Transfer Rate: 4800Kbps

Fax data modem
Fax Speed: 14.4 Kbps (v. 17 bis)
Data Speed: 56 Kbps
Plug and Play: Yes
Hayes Compatible: Yes
Data Compression: V.42 bis
Error Correction: V.42
COM Port (default) 2
IRQ (default) 3
EIA Fax Commands Class 1
Answering Machine No
Video Phone Receive No

Sound/Audio
Full Duplex Speaker Phone: No
Noise Cancellation: Yes
Microphone: Included with some HP Pavilion Multimedia Displays
Compatibility: 16-bit stereo industry standard compatible
Controller: Crystal Audio Chipset
Location: On Motherboard
Line Out: Yes
3-D Spatializer: Yes
Wavetable: Yes
Tone Control: No

Keyboard
3-Button Enhanced Keyboard
External ports
Serial: 1 DB9 connector (16C550 compatible)
Parallel: Standard bidirectional / Enhanced Capability Parallel
USB: 1 Standard Universal Serial Bus (2 ports)
Joystick: 1 Standard 15 pin Serial Joystick port

Expansion slots
ISA 2
PCI 2
Shared ISA/PCI 0

Device bays available for expansion
3.5-inch, full height: 1
5.25-inch, half height: 2

Complete software package
Operating System: Windows 98
Personal Guide
Productivity and Finance: Microsoft Works
Smith / Micro QuickLink lll FAX software
Microsoft Money ‘98
Quicken (R) by Intuit
HP Financial Calculator
Fun with Photos: EasyPhoto by Storm Software
Education and Reference: Microsoft Encarta 98 Encyclopedia
Entertainment: HP Pavilion Media Rack by Willow Pond
VCD Player by Mediamatics
Internet and Online Services: Internet Service Providers
Service and Support: HP Support Center
HP Pavilion Recovery Kit
VirusScan by McAfee
Electronic Documentation by Modern Age Books



*Note: Please bare with the formatting as I can't get the table format to display properly.
**Information adapted from http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=bph04356&lc=en&cc=ru&dlc=ru&product=61096&lang=ru