HP Z440, Z640, Z840 Maintenance and Service Guide

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HP Z440, Z640, and Z840 Workstation Series

Maintenance and Service Guide

Warranty

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Third Edition: November 2016

First Edition: October 2014

Part Number: 748721-004

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About this guide

This guide provides service and maintenance information, technical details and conguration guidance for the HP Z440, Z640, and Z840 Workstations.

IMPORTANT: Removal and replacement procedures are now available in videos on the HP website.

Go to the HP Customer Self-Repair Services Media Library at http://www.hp.com/go/sml.

Hardware overview on page 1

System management on page 23

Component replacement information and guidelines on page 45

Diagnostics and troubleshooting on page 76

Conguring password security and resetting CMOS on page 99

Linux technical notes on page 103

Conguring RAID devices on page 106

System board designators on page 116

Guide topics

NOTE: View the HP Z440, Z640, and Z840 Workstation Series User Guide at http://www.hp.com/support/

workstation_manuals.

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Table of contents

1 Hardware overview ........................................................................................................................................ 1

HP Z440 Workstation components ....................................................................................................................... 1

HP Z440 Workstation front panel components .................................................................................. 2

HP Z440 Workstation rear panel components .................................................................................... 3

HP Z440 Workstation chassis components ........................................................................................ 4

HP Z440 Workstation system board components .............................................................................. 5

HP Z440 Workstation system board architecture .............................................................................. 6

HP Z440 Workstation specications ................................................................................................... 6

HP Z640 Workstation components ....................................................................................................................... 8

HP Z640 Workstation front panel components .................................................................................. 8

HP Z640 Workstation rear panel components .................................................................................... 9

HP Z640 Workstation chassis components ...................................................................................... 10

HP Z640 Workstation system board components ............................................................................ 11

HP Z640 Workstation system board architecture ............................................................................ 12

HP Z640 Workstation system board riser architecture .................................................................... 13

HP Z640 Workstation specications ................................................................................................. 13

HP Z840 Workstation components ..................................................................................................................... 15

HP Z840 Workstation front panel components ................................................................................ 15

HP Z840 Workstation rear panel components ................................................................................. 16

HP Z840 Workstation chassis components ...................................................................................... 17

HP Z840 Workstation system board components ............................................................................ 18

HP Z840 Workstation system board architecture ............................................................................ 19

HP Z840 Workstation specications ................................................................................................. 20

Environmental specications .............................................................................................................................. 21

Ensuring proper ventilation ................................................................................................................................. 22

2 System management ................................................................................................................................... 23

Power management features .............................................................................................................................. 23

ERP compliance mode ....................................................................................................................... 23

Hyper-Threading Technology (HTT) .................................................................................................. 24

SATA Power Management ................................................................................................................. 24

Intel Turbo Boost Technology ........................................................................................................... 24

BIOS ROM ............................................................................................................................................................. 24

Computer Setup (F10) Utility ............................................................................................................................... 25

Computer Setup (F10) Utility functions ............................................................................................ 25

Accessing Computer Setup (F10) Utility ........................................................................................... 26

Computer Setup (F10) Utility menu .................................................................................................. 27

Desktop management ......................................................................................................................................... 32

Initial computer conguration and deployment ............................................................................... 33

Installing a remote system ............................................................................................................... 33

Copying a setup conguration to another computer ....................................................................... 33

Updating and managing software .................................................................................................... 34

LANDesk Software ............................................................................................................................. 34

HP Driver Pack ................................................................................................................................... 34

HP SoftPaq Download Manager ........................................................................................................ 34

HP System Software Manager .......................................................................................................... 35

ROM Flash .......................................................................................................................................... 35

Remote ROM Flash .......................................................................................................... 35

HPQFlash ......................................................................................................................... 35

FailSafe Boot Block ............................................................................................................................ 35

Recovering the computer from Boot Block Recovery mode .......................................... 36

Workstation security ......................................................................................................................... 36

Asset tracking ................................................................................................................. 36

SATA hard drive security ................................................................................................. 37

DriveLock applications ................................................................................. 37

Using DriveLock ............................................................................................ 38

Password security ........................................................................................................... 39

Establishing a setup password using Computer Setup (F10) Utility ........... 39

Establishing a power-on password using computer setup ......................... 39

Entering a power-on password .................................................................... 40

Entering a setup password ........................................................................... 40

Changing a power-on or setup password .................................................... 40

Deleting a power-on or setup password ...................................................... 41

National keyboard delimiter characters ...................................................... 42

Clearing passwords ...................................................................................... 42

Chassis security .............................................................................................................. 42

Smart Cover Sensor ...................................................................................... 42

Cable lock (optional) ..................................................................................... 43

Fault notication and recovery ......................................................................................................... 43

ECC fault prediction ......................................................................................................... 43

Thermal sensors ............................................................................................................. 43

Dual-state power button ................................................................................................................... 43

Changing the power button conguration (Windows only) ........................................... 44

3 Component replacement information and guidelines ...................................................................................... 45

Warnings and cautions ........................................................................................................................................ 45

Service considerations ......................................................................................................................................... 46

Tools and software requirements ..................................................................................................... 46

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) information ........................................................................................ 46

Product recycling ................................................................................................................................................. 48

Component replacement guidelines ................................................................................................................... 48

Battery ............................................................................................................................................... 48

Cable management ........................................................................................................................... 49

Processor and processor heatsink .................................................................................................... 50

Expansion slots ................................................................................................................................. 51

Card conguration restrictions for power supplies ........................................................ 51

Choosing an expansion card slot .................................................................................... 51

HP Z440 Workstation slot identication and description .............................................. 52

HP Z440 Workstation installation sequence recommendations ................................... 53

HP Z640 Workstation slot identication and description .............................................. 54

HP Z640 Workstation installation sequence recommendations ................................... 54

HP Z840 Workstation slot identication and description .............................................. 56

HP Z840 Workstation installation sequence recommendations ................................... 57

Hard drives and optical drives ........................................................................................................... 59

Handling hard drives ....................................................................................................... 59

Removal and replacement tips ....................................................................................... 59

Drive installation and cabling scenarios ......................................................................... 59

HP Z440 Workstations — Intel AHCI SATA controller guidelines ................. 60

HP Z440 Workstations — LSI 9217-4i4e RAID controller guidelines .......... 61

HP Z640 Workstations — Intel AHCI SATA controller guidelines ................. 62

HP Z640 Workstations — LSI 9217-4i4e RAID controller guidelines .......... 63

HP Z840 Workstation cabling guidelines ..................................................... 64

Memory .............................................................................................................................................. 65

Supported DIMM congurations ..................................................................................... 65

BIOS errors and warnings ............................................................................................... 65

DIMM installation guidelines .......................................................................................... 65

HP Z440 Workstation DIMM installation order ............................................................... 66

HP Z640 Workstation DIMM installation order ............................................................... 67

HP Z840 Workstation DIMM installation order ............................................................... 68

Power supply ..................................................................................................................................... 69

Power supply specications ........................................................................................... 69

HP Z440 power supply specications .......................................................... 69

HP Z640 power supply specications .......................................................... 70

HP Z840 power supply specications .......................................................... 71

Power consumption and heat dissipation ...................................................................... 72

Resetting the power supply ............................................................................................ 72

System board .................................................................................................................................... 72

System cabling ................................................................................................................ 73

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HP Z440 Workstation system cabling .......................................................... 73

HP Z640 Workstation system cabling .......................................................... 74

HP Z840 Workstation system cabling .......................................................... 75

4 Diagnostics and troubleshooting .................................................................................................................. 76

Calling support ..................................................................................................................................................... 76

Locating ID labels ................................................................................................................................................ 77

Locating warranty information ........................................................................................................................... 77

Diagnosis guidelines ............................................................................................................................................ 78

Diagnosis at startup .......................................................................................................................... 78

Diagnosis during operation ............................................................................................................... 78

Troubleshooting checklist ................................................................................................................................... 78

HP troubleshooting resources and tools ............................................................................................................. 79

Online support ................................................................................................................................... 79

Troubleshooting a problem ............................................................................................ 79

Instant Support and Active Chat ..................................................................................... 79

Customer Advisories, Customer and Security Bulletins, and Customer Notices ........... 80

Product Change Notications ......................................................................................... 80

Helpful hints ...................................................................................................................................... 80

At startup ........................................................................................................................ 80

During operation ............................................................................................................. 81

Customer Self-Repair program ....................................................................................... 81

Troubleshooting scenarios and solutions ........................................................................................................... 82

Solving minor problems .................................................................................................................... 82

Solving hard drive problems ............................................................................................................. 84

Solving display problems .................................................................................................................. 85

Solving audio problems ..................................................................................................................... 87

Solving printer problems ................................................................................................................... 88

Solving power supply problems ........................................................................................................ 88

Testing power supply ...................................................................................................... 88

Diagnostic codes and errors ................................................................................................................................ 90

Diagnostic LED and audible (beep) codes ......................................................................................... 90

LED color denitions ......................................................................................................................... 92

POST error messages ........................................................................................................................ 92

5 Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) ....................................................................................................... 97

Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) to a USB device .................................................................... 97

Additional BIOS crisis recovery tool ..................................................................................................................... 98

Using Remote HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) settings ............................................................................... 98

Customizing Remote HP PC Hardware Diagnostics (UEFI) settings ................................................. 98

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6 Conguring password security and resetting CMOS ........................................................................................ 99

Preparing to congure passwords ...................................................................................................................... 99

Resetting the password jumper ........................................................................................................................ 100

Clearing and resetting the CMOS ....................................................................................................................... 101

Using the CMOS button to reset CMOS ............................................................................................ 101

Using Computer Setup (F10) Utility to reset CMOS ........................................................................ 102

Appendix A Linux technical notes .................................................................................................................. 103

System RAM ....................................................................................................................................................... 103

Audio .................................................................................................................................................................. 103

Network cards .................................................................................................................................................... 104

Hyper-Threading Technology ............................................................................................................................ 104

NVIDIA Graphics Workstations .......................................................................................................................... 104

AMD Graphics Workstations .............................................................................................................................. 105

Appendix B Conguring RAID devices ............................................................................................................. 106

RAID hard drive maximum and associated storage controller options ............................................................ 106

Supported RAID congurations ......................................................................................................................... 107

Conguring Intel SATA RAID ............................................................................................................................... 108

Conguring system BIOS ................................................................................................................. 108

Conguring RAID with the Intel utility ............................................................................................ 109

Conguring RAID on an LSI 2308 or LSI 9217-4i4e controller .......................................................................... 110

RAID 0 conguration ....................................................................................................................... 110

RAID 1 conguration ....................................................................................................................... 111

RAID 1E/10 conguration ............................................................................................................... 112

Conguring RAID on an LSI 9270-8i MegaRAID controller ................................................................................ 113

RAID 0 .............................................................................................................................................. 113

Software RAID solution ..................................................................................................................................... 114

Software RAID considerations ........................................................................................................ 114

Performance considerations ........................................................................................................... 114

Conguring software RAID .............................................................................................................. 115

Appendix C System board designators ........................................................................................................... 116

HP Z440 and Z640 Workstation system board designators ............................................................................. 116

HP Z840 Workstations ....................................................................................................................................... 118

Appendix D Statement of Volatility ................................................................................................................ 121

Z440 Workstation .............................................................................................................................................. 121

Z640 Workstation .............................................................................................................................................. 121

Z840 Workstation .............................................................................................................................................. 122

Index ........................................................................................................................................................... 123

1 Hardware overview

This chapter presents an overview of workstation hardware components.

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HP Z440 Workstation components

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HP Z640 Workstation components

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HP Z840 Workstation components

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Environmental specications

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Ensuring proper ventilation

HP Z440 Workstation components

For complete and current information on supported accessories and components for the computer, see

http://partsurfer.hp.com.

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HP Z440 Workstation front panel components

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HP Z440 Workstation rear panel components

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HP Z440 Workstation chassis components

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HP Z440 Workstation system board components

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HP Z440 Workstation system board architecture

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HP Z440 Workstation specications

HP Z440 Workstation components 1

HP Z440 Workstation front panel components

1 External drive bays 5 USB 3.0 charging port

2 Optical drive 6 USB 3.0 ports (3)

3 Power button and LED 7

4 Hard drive activity light 8 Audio-in (microphone) jack

Audio-out (headphone)/Audio-in (microphone) combo jack

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HP Z440 Workstation rear panel components

2 Rear power button and LED 9 Audio line-in jack (blue)

3 PS/2 keyboard connector (purple) 10 PCI/PCIe card slots

4 PS/2 mouse connector (green) 11 Power cord connector

5 USB 2.0 ports (2, black) 12 Universal chassis clamp opening

6 USB 3.0 ports (4, blue) 13 Padlock loop

Power supply Built-In Self-Test (BIST) LED

AMT-enabled RJ-45 (network) jack (orange)

8 Audio line-out jack (light green)

Security slot

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HP Z440 Workstation chassis components

1 Fan 10 System board

2 Hard drive carrier 11 Rear system fan and holder

3 Hard drive, 3.5-inch 12 Chassis

4 Side access panel 13 Speaker

5 Memory fans 14 PCIe card

6 Heat sink 15 Front bay ller (optional)

7 Processor 16 Optical drive, slim

8 Memory module (DIMM) 17 Front bezel

9 Power supply

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HP Z440 Workstation system board components

I/O PCI/PCIe Power Security

1 Front audio 13 PCIe2 x1 23 Battery 31 Chassis intrusion sensor

2 Front USB 3.0 14 PCIe3 x16 24 Processor and memory

power

3 Internal USB 2.0 15 PCIe2 x4 25 Front UI/power button/LED Service

4 Internal USB 3.0 16 PCIe3 x8 26 Main power 33 Boot Block Recovery (BBR)

5 Keyboard/mouse 17 PCIe3 x16 27 Rear power button/LED 34 Clear CMOS button

6 Network 18 PCI 32/33 SATA (SAS Optional) 35 ME/AMT ash override

7 Rear audio Cooling 28 Hard drive LED 36 Password jumper

8 Rear USB 2.0 19 CPU0 fan 29 SATA 6 Gb/s

9 Rear USB 3.0 20 Front fan 30 sSATA 6 Gb/s

10 Serial (optional) 21 Memory fans

11 Speaker 22 Rear fan

ThunderboltTM GPIO

NOTE: For related expansion card slot information, see Expansion slots on page 51

32 Chassis solenoid lock

jumper

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HP Z440 Workstation system board architecture

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Dark blue slots are attached to CPU0 and available with CPU0.

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Purple and gray slots are attached to PCH.

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White slots are attached to CPU1 and available when CPU1 is installed.

NOTE: The PCIe designators indicate the mechanical connector size and number of electrical PCIe lanes

routed to an expansion slot. For example, x16(8) means that the expansion slot is mechanically an x16 length connector, with 8 PCIe lanes supported.

HP Z440 Workstation specications

Intel Series C612 chipset:

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Support for the Intel Xeon Processor E5-1600 Series and E5-2600 Series

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Integrated 4-channel memory controller

Processor technology

Power supply

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Microarchitecture improvements

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Large L3 cache for superior performance

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Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) connects processors and I/O controller with speeds up to

9.6 GT/s

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700 W Gold, 90% ecient, wide-ranging, active Power Factor Correction, two auxiliary dongles on two 12V rails, ERP 0.5W, Built-in-Self Test (BIST)

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525 W Bronze, 85% ecient, wide-ranging, active Power Factor Correction, ERP 0.5W, Built-in-Self Test (BIST)

Memory technology

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Dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs) based on DDR4 2133 MHz technology

Graphics cards

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Error checking and correcting (ECC)-protected

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Four direct-attach memory channels enable low-latency access and fast data transfer for improved performance

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Up to 128 GB system memory (16 GB DIMMs)

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2133 MHz 4, 8, 16 GB ECC Registered DIMMs

NOTE: Only ECC DIMMs are supported.

NOTE: Distribute DIMMs across all memory channels for optimal performance.

Supports:

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PCIe Gen3 (PCIe3) bus speeds; can support two PCIe Gen3 graphics cards in PCIe3 x16 slots

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Up to 225 W graphics or compute card in the primary graphics slot (700 W PSU)

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Up to 75 W graphics in primary slot (525 W PSU)

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A second graphics card in the second PCIe3 x16 slot

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Third and fourth 2D graphics cards in additional PCIe2 slots

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Combined power consumption of all cards not to exceed 335 W (subject to overall system power limitations and conguration restrictions) (700 W PSU)

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Combined power consumption of all cards not to exceed 140 W (subject to overall system power limitations and conguration restrictions) (525 W PSU)

NOTE: Not all graphics cards are compatible with all video transceivers and adapters. See the

graphics card documentation for specic details.

I/O technology

Weight

Chassis dimensions

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SATA RAID 0/1/5/10 on sSATA

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Six SATA/AHCI ports (2 SATA 6 Gb/s, 4 sSATA 6Gb/s)

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Two ports capable of optional eSATA. eSATA capable with optional dual eSATA bulkhead kit.

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Eight external USB 3.0 ports (4 front, 4 rear)

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Two external USB 2.0 ports (2 rear)

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Two internal USB 2.0 ports

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One internal USB 3.0 port

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Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) drives supported with 9217-4i4e plug-in card

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Standard conguration: 13.7 kg (30.2 lb)

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Minimum conguration: 11.0 kg (24.3 lb)

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Maximum conguration: 17.7 kg (39.4 lb)

Tower conguration:

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Height: 43.18 cm (17.00 in)

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Width: 16.89 cm (6.65 in)

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Depth: 44.45 cm (17.50 in)

Desktop conguration:

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Height: 16.89 cm (6.65 in)

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Width: 43.18 cm (17.00 in)

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Depth: 44.45 cm (17.50 in)

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HP Z640 Workstation components

For complete and current information on supported accessories and components for the computer, see

http://partsurfer.hp.com.

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HP Z640 Workstation front panel components

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HP Z640 Workstation rear panel components

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HP Z640 Workstation chassis components

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HP Z640 Workstation system board components

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HP Z640 Workstation system board architecture

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HP Z640 Workstation system board riser architecture

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HP Z640 Workstation specications

HP Z640 Workstation front panel components

1 External drive bays 5 USB 3.0 charging port

2 Optical drive 6 USB 3.0 ports (3)

3 Power button and LED 7

4 Hard drive activity light 8 Microphone jack

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Audio-out (headphone)/Audio-in (microphone) combo jack

HP Z640 Workstation rear panel components

2 Rear power button and LED 8 Audio line-out jack (green)

3 PS/2 keyboard connector (purple) 9 Audio line-in jack (blue)

4 PS/2 mouse connector (light green) 10 PCI/PCIe card slots

5 USB 2.0 ports (2, black) 11 Power cord connector

6 USB 3.0 ports (4, blue) 12 Security slot

Power supply Built-In Self-Test (BIST) LED

7 AMT-enabled network jack (orange)

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HP Z640 Workstation chassis components

1 Hard drive carrier 10 Side access panel

2 Hard drive, 3.5-inch 11 Card guide and front fan

3 Fan bae 12 Power supply

4 Processor Heatsink 13 Chassis

5 Processor 14 PCI card

6 Second processor module (optional) 15 PCIe card

7 Second processor (optional) 16 Rear system fan

8 Memory module (DIMM) 17 Optical drive, slim

9 System board 18 Front bezel

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HP Z640 Workstation system board components

I/O PCI/PCIe Power

1 Front audio 12 PCIe2 x1 25 Battery

2 Front USB 3.0 13 PCIe3 x16 26 Processor and memory power

3 Internal USB 2.0 14 PCIe2 x4 27 Front UI, power button, LED

4 Internal USB 3.0 15 PCIe3 x8 28 Main power

5 Keyboard/mouse 16 PCIe3 x16 29 Rear power button/LED

6 Network 17 PCI 32/33 SATA (SAS optional)

7 Rear audio Cooling 30 Hard drive LED

8 Rear USB 2.0 18 CPU0 fan 31 SATA 6 Gb/s

9 Rear USB 3.0 19 CPU0 memory fans 32 sSATA 6 Gb/s

10 Serial (option) 20 CPU1 fan (option) Service

11 Thunderbolt GPIO 21 CPU1 memory fan (option) 33 Boot Block Recovery (BBR) jumper

22 Front fan 34 Clear CMOS button

23 HDSJ 35 ME/AMT ash override

24 Rear fans 36 Password jumper

For related expansion card slot information, see Expansion slots on page 51

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HP Z640 Workstation system board architecture

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Dark blue slots are attached to CPU0 and available with CPU0.

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Purple and gray slots are attached to PCH.

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White slots are attached to CPU1 and available when CPU1 is installed.

NOTE: The PCIe designators indicate the mechanical connector size and number of electrical PCIe lanes

routed to an expansion slot. For example, x16 (8) means that the expansion slot is mechanically an x16 length connector, with 8 PCIe lanes supported.

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HP Z640 Workstation system board riser architecture

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Dark blue slots are attached to CPU0 and available with CPU0.

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Purple and gray slots are attached to PCH.

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White slots are attached to CPU1 and available when CPU1 is installed.

HP Z640 Workstation specications

Intel Series C612 chipset:

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Support for the Intel Xeon Processor E5-1600 Series and E5-2600 Series

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Processor technology

Power supply

Memory technology

Integrated 4-channel memory controller

●

Microarchitecture improvements

●

Large L3 cache for superior performance

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Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) connects processors and I/O controller with speeds up to 9.6 GT/s

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925 W Gold, 90% ecient, wide-ranging, active Power Factor Correction, two auxiliary dongles on two separate 12V rails, ERP 0.5W, Built-in-Self Test (BIST)

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Dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs) based on DDR4 2133 MHz technology

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Error checking and correcting (ECC)-protected

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Eight direct-attach memory channels (four per processor) enable low-latency access and fast data transfer for improved performance

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Congurations with one processor have four DIMM slots; a second processor adds four more DIMM slots

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With one processor, up to 128 GB system memory (32 GB DIMMs)

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Graphics cards

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With second processor, up to 256 GB system memory (32 GB DIMMs)

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2133 MHz 4, 8, 16 ECC Registered DIMMs

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2133 MHz 32 GB ECC Load Reducing DIMM

NOTE: Do not install memory modules into memory slots if corresponding processor is not installed.

Only Registered and LR ECC DIMMs are supported.

Do not mix any of the dierent types (RDIMM [Registered] and LR DIMM [Load Reduction]) of memory. The system will not boot and will produce a memory error.

For maximum performance, on workstations with two processors, install the same number of DIMMs per processor and install them in pairs of the same size.

Distribute DIMMs across all memory channels for optimal performance.

Do not install memory modules into memory slots if corresponding processor is not installed.

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PCIe Gen3 (PCIe3) bus speeds; can support two PCIe Gen3 graphics cards in PCIe3 x16 slots

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Up to 225 W graphics or compute card in the primary graphics slot

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A second graphics card in the second PCIe3 x16 slot

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Third and fourth 2D graphics cards in additional PCIe2 slots

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Combined power consumption of all cards cannot exceed 375 W (subject to overall system power limitations and conguration restrictions)

NOTE: Not all graphics cards are compatible with all video transceivers and adapters. See the graphics card

documentation for specic details.

I/O technology

Weight

Chassis dimensions

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SATA RAID 0/1/5/10 on sSATA

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Six SATA/AHCI ports (2 SATA 6 Gb/s, 4 sSATA 6Gb/s)

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Two ports available for optional eSATA. eSATA capable with optional dual eSATA bulkhead kit.

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Eight external USB 3.0 ports (4 front, 4 rear)

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Two external USB 2.0 ports (2 rear)

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Two internal USB 2.0 ports

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One internal USB 3.0 port

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Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) drives supported with 9217-4i4e plug-in card

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Standard conguration: 17.0 kg (37.5 lb)

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Minimum conguration: 15.0 kg (33.1 lb)

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Maximum conguration: 21.8 kg (48.1 lb)

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Height: 44.45 cm (17.50 in)

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Width: 17.15 cm (6.75 in)

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Depth: 46.48 cm (18.30 in)

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HP Z840 Workstation components

For information on supported accessories and components, see http://partsurfer.hp.com.

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HP Z840 Workstation front panel components

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HP Z840 Workstation rear panel components

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HP Z840 Workstation chassis components

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HP Z840 Workstation system board components

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HP Z840 Workstation system board architecture

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HP Z840 Workstation specications

HP Z840 Workstation front panel components

1 Optical drive 5 USB 3.0 charging port

2 External drive bays 6 USB 3.0 ports (3)

3 Power button 7

4 Hard drive activity light 8 Microphone jack

Audio-out (headphone)/Audio-in (microphone) combo jack

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HP Z840 Workstation rear panel components

1 Power supply Built-In Self-Test (BIST) LED 8 USB 2.0 ports (2, black)

2 Rear power button 9 USB 3.0 ports (4, blue)

3 Serial connector (teal blue) 10

4 PS/2 keyboard connector (purple) 11 PCIe card slots

5 PS/2 mouse connector (light green) 12 Power cord connector

6 Audio line-out jack (green) 13 Security slot

7 Audio line-in jack (blue)

Network jacks (2, orange)

Bottom connector is AMT enabled

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HP Z840 Workstation chassis components

1 Processor heatsinks (primary and secondary) 11 Rear system fans

2 Hard drive carrier 12 Power supply

3 Hard drive 13 Chassis

4 Processor/memory fans 14 Front system fans (two fans with 1125 W power supply)

5 Side access panel 15 PCI card guide

6 Processor 16 Optical drive, slim

7 Second processor (optional) 17 Front bay ller

8 Memory module (DIMM) 18 Media card reader

9 PCI Retainer 19 Front bezel

10 System board 20 PCIe card

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HP Z840 Workstation system board components

I/O PCI/PCIe Power

1 Front audio 16 PCIe3 x4 – CPU0 31 Battery

2 Front USB 3.0 17 PCIe3 x16 – CPU0 32 PCU/memory power

3 Internal USB 2.0 18 PCIe3 x8 – CPU1 33 CPU0/memory power

4 Internal USB 3.0 19 PCIe3 x16 – CPU1 34 CPU1/memory power

5 Keyboard/mouse 20 PCIe2 x8 (4) PCH (single proc)

PCIe3 x8 CPU1 (dual proc)

6 Network 21 PCIe3 x16 – CPU0 36 Main power

7 Rear audio 22 PCIe2 x1 – PCH 37 Rear power button/LED

8 Rear USB 2.0 Cooling Service

9 Rear USB 3.0 23 Auxiliary fan 38 Clear CMOS button

10 Serial 24 CPU/memory fans 39 Boot Block Recovery (BBR) jumper

11 Thunderbolt GPIO 25 CPU0 auxiliary cooler 40 ME/AMT Flash override

SAS/SATA 26 CPU1 auxiliary cooler 41 Password jumper

12 Hard drive LED 27 Front fan 1 (top) 42 Override Option for Slot 5

13 SAS/SATA 6Gb/s 28 Front fan 2 (bottom)

35 Front power button/LED/speaker

14 SATA 6 Gb/s 29 Hard drive thermal jumper

15 sSATA 6 Gb/s 30 Rear chassis fans

NOTE: For related expansion card slot information, see Expansion slots on page 51.

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HP Z840 Workstation system board architecture

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Dark blue slots are attached to CPU0 and available with CPU0.

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Purple and gray slots are attached to PCH.

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White slots are attached to CPU1 and available when CPU1 is installed.

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Purple/white slots connect to PCH in UP cong and connect to CPU1 in DP cong.

NOTE: The PCIe designators indicate the mechanical connector size and number of electrical PCIe lanes

routed to an expansion slot. For example, x16(8) means that the expansion slot is mechanically a x16 length connector, with 8 PCIe lanes supported.

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HP Z840 Workstation specications

Intel Series C612 chipset:

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Support for the Intel Xeon Processor E5-2600 Series, including processors up to 150 W

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Processor technology

Power supply

Memory technology

Integrated 4-channel memory controller

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Microarchitecture improvements

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Large L3 cache for superior performance

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Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) connects processors and I/O controller with speeds up to 9.6 GT/s

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850 W Silver, 88% ecient, wide-ranging, active Power Factor Correction, single auxiliary dongle on a 12V rail, ERP 0.5W, Built-in-Self Test (BIST)

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1125 W Gold, 90% ecient, wide-ranging, active Power Factor Correction, three auxiliary dongles on three separate 12V rails, ERP 0.5W, Built-in-Self Test (BIST)

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China’s Energy Conservation Program (CECP) congurations

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European Union ErP LOT6 2013 power limit of 0.5 W in o mode

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Dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs) based on DDR4 2133MHz technology

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Error checking and correcting (ECC)-protected

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Eight direct-attach memory channels (four per processor) enable low-latency access and fast data transfer for improved performance

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Congurations with one processor have eight DIMM slots; a second processor adds eight more DIMM slots

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With one processor, up to 1 TB system memory (128 GB DIMMs)

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With second processor, up to 2 TB system memory (128 GB DIMMs)

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2133 MHz 4, 8, 16 GB ECC Registered DIMM

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2133 MHz 32, 64, 128 GB ECC Load Reducing DIMM

NOTE: Do not install memory modules into memory slots if corresponding processor is not installed.

Only Registered and LR ECC DIMMs are supported.

Do not mix any of the dierent types RDIMM [Registered] and LR DIMM [Load Reduction]) of memory. The system will not boot and will produce a memory error.

For maximum performance, on workstations with two processors, install the same number of DIMMs per processor and install them in pairs of the same size.

Distribute DIMMs across all memory channels for optimal performance.

Do not install memory modules into memory slots if corresponding processor is not installed.

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Graphics cards

I/O technology

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NOTE: Not all graphics cards are compatible with all video transceivers and adapters. See the graphics card

documentation for specic details.

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PCIe Gen3 (PCIe3) bus speeds; can support three PCIe Gen3 graphics cards in PCIe3 x16 slots

Up to one 150 W or two 75 W graphics cards with 850 W power supply

Up to two 300 W or three 225 W graphics cards with optional 1125 W power supply (other conguration restrictions may be required)

SAS RAID 0/1/1E/10 on LSI SAS 2308 controller

SATA RAID 0/1/5/10 on sSATA

Six SATA/AHCI ports (2 SATA 6 Gb/s, 4 sSATA 6Gb/s)

Eight SAS ports (6 GB/s)

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