HP 737728-001 EliteDesk 800 G1 SFF Motherboard — Intel Q87, LGA 1150, DDR3 System Board

Restore an EliteDesk 800 G1 SFF to full service with the HP-specified system board.

The HP 737728-001 is the system board for the HP EliteDesk 800 G1 Small Form Factor desktop. It uses the Intel Q87 chipset on Socket LGA 1150, supports 4th Gen Intel Core processors and up to 32GB of DDR3. It is aimed at IT departments, refurbishers and repair shops maintaining EliteDesk fleets.

Keeping Business Desktops in Service Without Replacing the Whole Unit

In an office fleet, one failed motherboard often leads to a full PC replacement, along with re-imaging, reconfiguring and redeploying the machine. That costs more than the hardware itself.

Replacing just the 737728-001 board keeps the original chassis, power supply, drives, processor and memory in place. The board matches HP’s SFF layout, front-panel wiring and BIOS, so the machine returns to the same image and management setup it had before.

Intel Q87 Platform With Management Features

The Q87 chipset supports Intel vPro with Active Management Technology on compatible processors, so IT staff can manage machines remotely. The board supports 4th Gen Intel Core i3/i5/i7, Pentium and Celeron processors on LGA 1150 and up to 32GB of DDR3-1600 across four DIMM slots.

Integrated I/O for Office Use

Onboard Intel I217-LM Gigabit Ethernet, two DisplayPort outputs plus VGA for multi-monitor setups, SATA 6Gb/s storage ports and USB 3.0 cover typical office requirements without extra cards. Low-profile PCIe slots match the SFF chassis.

Setup Instructions

How to Replace the EliteDesk 800 G1 SFF Motherboard

1. Power down, unplug the system and remove the side panel, drive cage and expansion cards to access the old board.
2. Move the LGA 1150 processor (with new thermal paste) and DDR3 memory to the 737728-001 board.
3. Fit the board in the SFF chassis and reconnect power, SATA, front-panel, fan and speaker cables.
4. Power on, enter the BIOS to set the serial number and product details if prompted, then boot and confirm Windows activation and drivers.