Background and Identification

The HP Compaq DC5700 is part of the HP Compaq brand. Compaq was an independent company from 1982 to 2002, when the company was bought by HP. The Compaq brand remained in use for some HP products until 2013. The HP Compaq DC5700 is one of these products. This is a business class desktop computer that was introduced in 2007. It uses an Intel processor and chipset, and has a wide variety of possible memory configurations. It’s also a ‘low profile’ desktop instead of the traditional tall, thin desktop tower. HP Support gives specific directions to find identifying numbers on your HP desktop computer. Once you find them, you can enter these numbers or the name of the product (Compaq DC5700) into the HP support website for troubleshooting and specifications directly from the manufacturer.

Technical Specifications

  • Processor: Intel Celeron D/ Pentium 4 with HT Technology/ Pentium D Dual Core/ Core 2 Duo Processors
  • Chipset: Intel Q963 Express chipset
  • Operating System: Windows XP Professional/ SP2 Genuine Windows XP Home SP2/ FreeDOS
  • Newest supported OS: Windows 7
  • Memory Slots: 4
  • Minimum Memory: 256 MB DDR2
  • Maximum Memory: 4 GB DDR2
  • Graphics: Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3000
  • Wireless: Wireless A+G PCI Card (low profile bracket)
  • Modem: 2006 Agere PCI 56K International SoftModem (low profile)

Additional Information

Compaq - Wikipedia

HP Compaq DC5700 Support Page

Full List of Technical Specifications