Related Manuals for Avid Technology z240
Summary of Contents for Avid Technology z240
- Page 1 Avid Configuration Guidelines HP Z240 Workstation Tower / SFF Single Quad Core CPU Page 1 of 15 – Avid Technology – January 15th 2016 Joe Conforti HP Z240 Workstation – Tower / SFF Rev A Config Guide...
- Page 2 1.) HP Z240 Tower and SFF [Small Form Factor] AVID Qualified System Specification: Z240 / AVID Qualified Operating System: Supported: Microsoft® Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Edition withSP1 (SP1 required) Supported: Microsoft® Windows 8.1 - Professional (64bit) and Windows 8.1 Enterprise (64bit) Not Supported ...
- Page 3 (HBA available direct from StarTech) adapter. 2 FW800 and 1 FW400 ports. http://www.startech.com/Cards-Adapters/FireWire/3-Port-2b-1a-1394-PCI- Half height PCIe Express-FireWire-Card-Adapter~PEX1394B3 card (PEX1394B3) Page 3 of 15 – Avid Technology – January 15th 2016 Joe Conforti HP Z240 Workstation – Tower / SFF Rev A Config Guide...
- Page 4 SLOT CONFIGURATION WARNING: The Z240 comes in Tower and SFF (Small Form Factor) configurations. These configurations each use a different system motherboard. As a result there are different slot configuration guidelines for each model. The SFF is covered in section 4 below. The Tower is covered in section 5 below.
- Page 5 Dedicated memory for the HD P530 graphics must be set to 1GB via the system BIOS. HD P530 graphics x4 PCI-E Gen 3 M.2 High Performance solid-state storage option Page 5 of 15 – Avid Technology – January 15th 2016 Joe Conforti HP Z240 Workstation – Tower / SFF Rev A Config Guide...
- Page 6 StarTech 1394 PCIe Firewire adapter Half height PCIe card (PEX1394B3) (Ports - 2 FW800 and 1 FW400) http://www.startech.com/Cards-Adapters/FireWire/3-Port-2b-1a-1394-PCI-Express-FireWire-Card- Adapter~PEX1394B3 Page 6 of 15 – Avid Technology – January 15th 2016 Joe Conforti HP Z240 Workstation – Tower / SFF Rev A Config Guide...
- Page 7 Uncheck the “Turbo-boost” box Select Save Confirm “Yes” to save Press F10 to Save changes and Exit BIOS Page 7 of 15 – Avid Technology – January 15th 2016 Joe Conforti HP Z240 Workstation – Tower / SFF Rev A Config Guide...
- Page 8 If a specified Nvidia driver is NOT included with the patch Avid installer, the required Nvidia driver can typically be found on the Avid Knowledge Base. The supported Intel HD P530 driver can be found on the H.P. support website for the Z240. Refer to the ReadMe for driver information for the specific version of Media Composer being installed Page 8 of 15 –...
- Page 9 “Power management mode” feature, select “Prefer maximum performance” as shown in the picture below. 7. Depress the “Apply” button. Page 9 of 15 – Avid Technology – January 15th 2016 Joe Conforti HP Z240 Workstation – Tower / SFF Rev A Config Guide...
- Page 10 12. Under “Select a PhysX processor:” , Change the setting to Quadro K600 13. Depress the “Apply” button. 14. Nvidia driver optimization settings for Avid environments are complete Page 10 of 15 – Avid Technology – January 15th 2016 Joe Conforti HP Z240 Workstation – Tower / SFF Rev A Config Guide...
- Page 11 3. The screen below will be displayed: 4. On the left side of the screen above, locate and select “Advanced system settings” Page 11 of 15 – Avid Technology – January 15th 2016 Joe Conforti HP Z240 Workstation – Tower / SFF Rev A Config Guide...
- Page 12 Depress the “Apply” button 10. Reboot Windows 11. Required Windows visual performance settings for Avid environments are now complete Page 12 of 15 – Avid Technology – January 15th 2016 Joe Conforti HP Z240 Workstation – Tower / SFF Rev A Config Guide...
- Page 13 LM”, which will be used for ISIS connectivity. 2.) Right-click, Select properties, select “Advanced” tab. 3.) Select Performance Options Page 13 of 15 – Avid Technology – January 15th 2016 Joe Conforti HP Z240 Workstation – Tower / SFF Rev A Config Guide...
- Page 14 Disable Windows Firewall Select Control Panel / System and Security / Windows Firewall / Customize Settings Page 14 of 15 – Avid Technology – January 15th 2016 Joe Conforti HP Z240 Workstation – Tower / SFF Rev A Config Guide...
- Page 15 F.) Serial Port Deck Control: The HP Z240 Tower and SFF workstation(s) do not have an embedded serial port. Serial port deck control can be established via two methods (both of which have been qualified by Avid and will maintain frame accuracy in Avid environments) 1.
Need help?
Do you have a question about the z240 and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers