Appendix A Linux Technical Notes; System Ram; Audio - HP Z1 G2 Maintenance And Service Manual

A Linux technical notes
HP offers a variety of Linux solutions for HP workstation customers.
●
HP certifies and supports Red Hat
● HP certifies SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) on HP workstations.
● HP offers a SLED 11 preload on some Z Series workstations.
For Linux setup and restore procedures, go to
user guide for your workstation.
System RAM on page 75
Audio on page 75
Network cards on page 76
Hyper-Threading Technology on page 76
NVIDIA Graphics Workstations on page 77
NOTE: After you set up the operating system, verify that the latest BIOS, drivers, and software updates are
installed.
CAUTION: Do not add optional hardware or third-party devices to the workstation until the operating
system is successfully installed. Adding hardware might cause errors and prevent the operating system from
installing correctly.

System RAM

HP supports different amounts of total RAM in various HP workstations, based on the number of hardware
DIMM slots and the capabilities of the system. The total memory supported for each configuration is listed in
the Hardware Support Matrix for HP Linux Workstations at
linux_hardware_matrix.

Audio

All HP workstations come with built-in audio hardware. The audio hardware is supported by the Advanced
Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) drivers included with all modern Linux distributions.
The audio hardware provides basic playback and recording features. The ability to simultaneously play audio
from multiple sources, such as applications and CDs, is provided by software mixing functionality in the ALSA
driver. The performance of software audio mixing and playback functionality is greatly improved in ALSA
drivers version 1.0.13 and later.
After the NVIDIA proprietary driver is installed, the optional NVIDIA graphics devices supported in the HP Z1
G2 Workstation also provide audio functionality over HDMI, which can be passed through the external
DisplayPort connector to a monitor with audio capabilities. Such a configuration may present two audio
® Enterprise Linux (RHEL) on HP workstations.
http://www.hp.com/support/workstation_manuals
Topics
http://www.hp.com/support/
to find the
System RAM 75