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HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC Teardown

By // March 22, 2011, 12:00 AM PST // billdetwiler

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC Teardown

    I've always been a fan of the all-in-one PC design. It packs the power of a desktop into a device the size of thick LCD. And while they may not have enough muscle for hardcore gaming, they can calculate your spreadsheet formulas and process or documents with ease.

    Unfortunately, most of the all-in-one computers that I've seen are extremely difficult, or nearly impossible, to upgrade or service, and many have a tendency to overheat. But while attending CES 2011, I found an all-in-one that stands out as an enterprise-class machine--the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC. Follow along as I crack open this enterprise-class all-in-one machine.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Box

    The HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC has a starting weight of 18.2 lb and measures, 21.5 in wide, 2.6 in deep, and 16.9 in high.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Opening the box

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Included accessories

    The HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC comes with a wireless mouse/keyboard and power cord and adapter.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Front

    As of this writing, the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC is customizable with a variety of hardware and operating systems and starts at $839 (US). Our test machine cost $1,139 (US) and had the following specifications:

    • 3.00 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 CPU
    • 4GB DDR3 RAM
    • 500GB 7200RPM HDD
    • 21.5” (diagonal) LCD
    • NVIDIA GEForce GT230 (1GB) GPU
    • DVD-RW drive
    • Integrated 802.11 b/g/n Wi-FI and Bluetooth
    • Windows 7 Professional (64-bit)
    • 3-year warranty (onsite / parts and labor / next-day repair)

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Power button

    The HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC is available with the following operating systems:

    • Windows 7 Professional (32-bit/64-bit)
    • Windows Vista Business 32-bit
    • Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
    • FreeDOS

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Integrated webcam

    The HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC has an integrated webcam.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Right side

    Along the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's right side are the optical drive, eject button, display brightness up and down buttons, and status indicator light.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Left side

    Along the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's left side are the 6-in-1 media reader and several ports. Let's take a closer look at the ports.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Side ports

    Along the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's left side are the 6-in-1 media reader, Firewire port, two USB ports, microphone jack, and headphone jack.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Back

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Rear ports

    The HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's rear ports include a DisplayPort, Ethernet jack, PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports, fiveUSB ports, audio line out jack,  and power input.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Removing the rear panel

    The first step in disassembling the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC is to remove the plastic panel located just above the stand.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Removing the stand screws

    To detach the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's stand, you'll need to remove four screw posts with standard Phillips heads.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Stand removed

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Removing the RAM compartment cover

    After removing the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's stand, I slide off the plastic panel covering the RAM chips.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - RAM compartment

    The HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's RAM compartment is easily accessed. Our test model came with two Elpida 2GB PC3-10600S-9-10-F1 chips.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Removing the RAM chips

    The HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's RAM chips are easily removed.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Empty RAM slots

    The HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC has two RAM slots and supports up to
    8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Removing the HDD and optical drive access panel

    Next, I removed the plastic cover for the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's HDD and optical drive compartments.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - HDD and optical drive access panel removed

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Removing the HDD enclosure screw

    The HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's HDD is mounted within a metal enclosure, which is held to the machine's frame with a single Phillips screw.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Removing the HDD enclosure

    With the screw removed, I was able to lift the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's HDD and enclosure away from the machine.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - HDD enclosure removed

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - HDD and enclosure

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Removing the HDD mounting screws

    The HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's HDD is held to the enclosure with four Phillips screws.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - HDD removed from enclosure

    Our HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC had a Seagate Barrcuda 500GB 7200RPM HDD. The PC supports SATA hard drives from 250GB up to 1TB. An 80GB solid-state drive is also available.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Removing the inner access panel screws

    After removing the RAM chips and HDD, I removed several Phillips screws that hold the inner access panel in place. This panel covers the upper-righthand corner of the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's case.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Removing another access panel screw

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Removing the last access panel screw

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Lifting off the inner access panel

    With all the access panel screws removed, you unsnap the panel from the frame and lift it away from the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Inner access panel removed

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - First look at the motherboard

    With the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's inner access panel removed, we get our first look at the motherboard and cooling system.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Removing the rear plastic shell screws

    With the innter acces panel removed, we can begin removing the screws that hold the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's rear plastic shell in place.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Removing a very long shell screw

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Removing the optical drive screw

    One of the screws we'll need to remove at this point also holds the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's optical drive in place.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Removing the optical drive

    Once its mounting screw is removed, we can pull the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's optical drive out of the case.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - DVD Burner with Lightscribe Technology

    The HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC has a slim tray SuperMulti DVD Burner with Lightscribe Technology.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Removing the rear port cover screw

    Next, we'll remove the screw that holds the plastic cover for the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's rear port in place.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Removing the rear port cover

    We can now lift away the small placstic cover that surrounds the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's rear ports.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Rear port cover removed

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Removing the edge cover screws

    The final piece of plastic mounted to the rear of the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC is now ready to be removed. But first, we'll need to remove several Phillips screws that hold the cover to the underlying metal frame.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Prying loose the rear bezel

    After removing several screws from around the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's outer edge, I was able to gently pry loose the pastic bezel. I used a plastic spudger to keep from marring the case.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Lifting off the rear bezel

    Once completely loosened, you can lift the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's rear bezel away from the machine's frame.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - All rear covers removed

    With all the rear plastic covers removed, we can see most of the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's internal components.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Internal left side

    Along the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's left side (when facing the screen) are the motherobard, cooling tubes, small cooling fan, and RAM slots.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Internal right side

    Along the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's right side (when facing the screen) are the main cooling fan, optical drive connector, SATA hard drive connector, power button PCB, LCD brightness buttons and indicator light PCB, and case anti-tamper switch.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Internal speakers

    The HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC has two internal speakers.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Removing the internal metal frame screws

    Part of the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's metal frame still covers the motherboard. We'll need to remove to get a good look at the CPU and other chips. The frame is held in place with several Phillips screws.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Removing more metal frame screws

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Metal frame screw near main fan

    One of the metal frame screws are located near the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's main cooling fan.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Removing the cooling fan screws

    In addition to the metal frame screws, I also removed the screws that held the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's main cooling fan in place.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Cooling tubes run over metal frame

    Unfortunately, the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's cooling tubes run over the metal frame I'm trying to remove. I'll need to remove the tubes before lifting off the metal frame.

    Four screws hold the cooling tube assembly to the CPU.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Removing the GPU's cooling tube

    Two screws hold the cooling tube assembly to the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's GPU.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Removing the small cooling fan screws

    A small fan and tube from the cooling assembly, cover the Intel AC82Q43 graphics and memory controller hub (north bridge) on the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Lifting off the small cooling fan

    With the screws removed, we can lift the fan away from the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's motherboard and disconnect its cable.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Small cooling fan

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Removing the Intel AC82Q43 cooling assembly

    Two more screws hold the cooling assembly to the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's Intel AC82Q43 graphics and memory controller hub (north bridge).

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Removing the main cooling fan

    Before remove the cooling assembly, I removed the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's main cooling fan.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Main cooling fan bottom

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Main cooling fan top

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Twisting loose the cooling tube assembly

    Using two hands I gently twisted the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's cooling assembly to loosen if from the three chips on which it rests.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Lifting off the cooling tube assembly

    In this photo, you can see the thermal paste that remains on the chips after removing the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's cooling assembly.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Cooling tube assembly in hand

    More thermal paste is on the underside of the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's cooling assembly.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Cooling tube assembly removed

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Cooling tube assembly

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Lifting off the internal metal frame

    With the cooling assembly removed, I was able to lift off the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's internal metal frame with ease.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Internal metal frame removed

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Internal view

    With the internal metal frame and cooling assembly removed, we have an unobstructed view of the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's motherboard.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Motherboard

    After removing the residual thermal paste from the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's three main chips, the markings are clearly visible. Let's take a look around the motherboard and other PCBs.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Power button PCB

    This small PCB contains the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's power button.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Anti-tamper switch and HDD connector

    This small PCB contains the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's anti-tamper switch, which will detect the case being opened. To the right of the PCB is the HDD connector.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Optical drive connector

    This connector is used for the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's optical drive.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Small PCB

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Wireless card

    Our HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC came with optional support for 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - System battery

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - NVIDIA GeForce GT230 graphics card

    Our HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC came with a discrete NVIDIA GeForce GT230 graphics card, but models are available with an integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 HD.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - NVIDIA N10P-GE-A3

    This photo shows a close-up shot of the NVIDIA N10P-GE-A3 chip on the GeForce GT230 graphics card. Surrounding this chip are four Hynix chips, which provide the card's 1GB of dedicated video memory.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - SMSC SCH5327B-NS

    This SMSC SCH5327B-NS IC is the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC's I/O controller for PS/2 keyboard and mouse peripherals.

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  • This chip with markings AC82Q43 is the graphics and memory controller hub (north bridge) for the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - 3.00 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 CPU

    At the heart of our HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC is a  3.00 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 CPU--shown here with the socket clamp raised.

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Motherboard markings

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  • HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC - Completely disassembled

    The HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC was remarkably easy to disassemble. It uses standard Phillips screws and has easily accessible components. Although the case doesn't really have any extra room for expansion cards of extra drive, the optical drive, HDD and RAM can be easily replaced and upgraded. Of the all-in-one's I've worked with, the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC is definitely the easiest to work on.

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HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC Teardown

I've always been a fan of the all-in-one PC design. It packs the power of a desktop into a device the size of thick LCD. And while they may not have enough muscle for hardcore gaming, they can calculate your spreadsheet formulas and process or documents with ease.

Unfortunately, most of the all-in-one computers that I've seen are extremely difficult, or nearly impossible, to upgrade or service, and many have a tendency to overheat. But while attending CES 2011, I found an all-in-one that stands out as an enterprise-class machine--the HP Compaq 6000 Pro All-in-one Business PC. Follow along as I crack open this enterprise-class all-in-one machine.

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