Hp Fxn1 E93839 Motherboard Specs May 2026
The HP FXN1 (part number E93839) is a micro-ATX (uATX) form factor motherboard primarily found in HP Pavilion desktop PCs from the mid-2010s, particularly the HP Pavilion 500, 550, and 500-300 series. It was designed for Intel’s 4th generation (Haswell) and select 5th generation (Haswell Refresh) processors.
This board is a classic example of HP’s cost-optimized engineering. It provides the essential features for a home or office PC but lacks the high-end overclocking, multiple GPU slots, or extensive RGB headers you would find on a retail board like an ASUS or Gigabyte.
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The motherboard has six SATA ports in total:
The Q65 chipset supports Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST), allowing RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 (only if the HP BIOS is unlocked, which is rare). hp fxn1 e93839 motherboard specs
A major drawback for modern users is the lack of an M.2 slot. You cannot install an NVMe SSD directly. However, you have SATA ports to work with.
Workaround for NVMe: You can buy a PCIe-to-M.2 adapter card and install it in the PCIe x16 slot, but you cannot boot from it because the HP BIOS lacks NVMe boot support. You would have to use a Clover bootloader or use the NVMe drive only for data storage. The HP FXN1 (part number E93839) is a
The BIOS is HP’s proprietary “White-box” UEFI.
Common BIOS settings of interest: