HP Z400 G2, Z400 Configuration Manuallines

Avid Configuration Guidelines

HP Z400 Single Quad-Core CPU Workstation

Gen2 Z400 – ( 6 DIMM / Embedded 1394a Firewire version )

Media Composer / Newscutter

1.) HP Z400 AVID Qualified System Specification:

Z400 Operating System choices:

 Microsoft® Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition (SP1 / SP2)
 Microsoft® Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition (SP1 / SP2)
 Microsoft® Windows XP Prof es sional 32-bit Edition (SP2 / SP3)

Z400 Hardware Configuration

Qualified CPU

1.) Single Intel® Quad-Core Xeon® W3550 Processor @ 3.06GHz 8MB cache / 1066MHz memory

- NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 1GB PCI-E vi deo boar d

- 320GB SATA-II 3Gb/s 7200RPM Hard Disk Drive

- Memory: (3 supported configurations)
a.) Memory: 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 ECC memory –

(Requires three 2GB DIMMs, DIMM sizes cannot be mixed sizes)

2GB memory modules must be installed in the following memory slots:

CPU0-DIMM1, CPU0-DIMM3, CPU0-DIMM5

b.) Memory: 12GB (6 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 ECC memory –

(Requires six 2GB DIMMs, DIMM sizes cannot be mixed sizes)

2GB memory modules must be installed in the following memory slots:

CPU0-DIMM1, CPU0-DIMM2, CPU0-DIMM3, CPU0-DIMM4, CPU0-DIMM5, CPU0-DIMM6

c.) *** Memory: 6GB (6 x1GB) DDR3 1333 ECC memory –

(Requires six 1GB DIMMs , DIMM sizes cannot be mixed sizes)

1GB memory modules must be installed in the following memory slots:

CPU0-DIMM1, CPU0-DIMM2, CPU0-DIMM3, CPU0-DIMM4, CPU0-DIMM5, CPU0-DIMM6

*** This Config has the disadvantage that it cannot be expanded, the existing 1GB modules would all

need to be removed and replaced with 2GB modules

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Memory configuration constraints

- No other memory configurations are recommended in Gen2 Z400 AVID environments. Only the 3

described configurations are supported. Memory configurations which mix and match memory module
sizes and locations will result in a poor performing, non-optimal operating environment.

2.) Qualified Operating Systems for Avid Client Editing Applications, Hardware and Shared-Storage
connectivity with the HP Z400:

- Supported: Microsoft® Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition (SP1 / SP2)

- Supported: Microsoft® Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition (SP1 / SP2)

- Supported: Microsoft® Windows XP Professional 32-bit Edition (SP2 / SP3)

- Not Supported - Microsoft® Windows XP 64-bit (any version)

- Not Supported - Microsoft® Windows Vista 32-bit (any version)

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