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- Page 1 Avid Configuration Guidelines HP Z440 Single 6-core / Single 8-Core CPU Workstation – Avid Technology – July 11th 2016 Page 1 of 22 Joe Conforti Rev C...
- Page 2 1.) HP Z440 AVID Qualified System Specification: Z440 / AVID Qualified Operating System: Supported: Microsoft® Windows 7 Pro 64-bit Edition withSP1 (SP1 required) Supported: Microsoft® Windows 8.1 - Pro and Enterprise (64-bit) Supported: Microsoft® Windows 10 - Pro and Enterprise (64-bit) – Requires M/C 8.5 minimum...
- Page 3 32GB and 64 GB configurations are supported. Un-balanced memory configurations which mix and match memory module sizes and locations will result in a poor performing, non-optimal operating environment. – Avid Technology – July 11th 2016 Page 3 of 22 Joe Conforti...
- Page 4 As of this writing Service Pack 1 is the current Service Pack release for Win7 and is required for Avid software. As future Service Packs are released Avid will evaluate and announce formal support when testing is completed. – Avid Technology – July 11th 2016 Page 4 of 22 Joe Conforti...
- Page 5 Thunderbolt 2 - higher system over-head, particularly if sharing additional Thunderbolt devices on the same Thunderbolt bus with DNxIO. HP Z440 supports only one Thunderbolt HBA in a Z440 with single Thunderbolt port (resulting in Thunderbolt bus sharing for multiple Thunderbolt devices).
- Page 6 See HP link for config info: PCIe Solid State Storage http://www8.hp.com/us/en/workstations/z-turbo-drive.html Red Accelerator Not stocked by AVID #4 or #5 Hardware Accelerator for RED files – Avid Technology – July 11th 2016 Page 6 of 22 Joe Conforti Rev C...
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Page 7: Slot Configuration
For Artist DNxIO – Only the Gen2 versions 7030-30048-02 , -01 are supported For Nitris-DX and Mojo-DX – Any of the 3 versions are supported: Gen2 versions 7030-30048-02 , -01 and Gen1 ver 7030-20084-01 – Avid Technology – July 11th 2016 Page 7 of 22 Joe Conforti... - Page 8 Default setting is Enable Change this setting from Enable to Disable Select “Save Changes and Exit” When prompted to “Save Changes?” , select “Yes” System will reboot – Avid Technology – July 11th 2016 Page 8 of 22 Joe Conforti Rev C...
- Page 9 The required GPU files and installation instructions for Media Composer 7.0.4.1 can be found at the following Avid KB link: http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/compatibility/Media-Composer-7-0-4-1-Nvidia-GPU-Update The required GPU files and installation instructions for NewsCutter 11.0.4.1 can be found at the following Avid KB link: http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/compatibility/NewsCutter-11-0-4-1-Nvidia-GPU-Update – Avid Technology – July 11th 2016 Page 9 of 22 Joe Conforti Rev C...
- Page 10 2. Right-Click on the desktop and select Nvidia Control Panel 3. Select the “Desktop” menu selection in the control panel menu bar. 4. Enable “Desktop -> Video Editing Mode – Avid Technology – July 11th 2016 Page 10 of 22 Joe Conforti...
- Page 11 10. Scroll down and locate the “Power Management Mode” feature. The default setting is “Adaptive”. For the “Power management mode” feature, select “Prefer maximum performance” as shown in the picture below. 11. Depress the “Apply” button. 12. Nvidia settings complete – Avid Technology – July 11th 2016 Page 11 of 22 Joe Conforti Rev C...
- Page 12 To set the Intel NIC Receive / Transmit buffers: Go to device manager and select each instance of the network adapter device which will be used for ISIS connectivity. – Avid Technology – July 11th 2016 Page 12 of 22...
- Page 13 Set Receive Buffers to 1024 Set Transmit Buffers to 1024 Perform this for each instance of any Intel NIC port which will be used for ISIS connectivity. – Avid Technology – July 11th 2016 Page 13 of 22 Joe Conforti...
- Page 14 9a.) Firewall Notes For ISIS Connectivity Disable the windows firewall: Navigate to Control Panel / Windows Firewall -- Select Turn Windows Firewall on or off – Avid Technology – July 11th 2016 Page 14 of 22 Joe Conforti Rev C...
- Page 15 The Windows Firewall settings changed in the ISIS client will take effect upon next reboot. 2. Confirm the Windows Firewall is turned on for the proper network profile which is assigned to network between client and ISIS. – Avid Technology – July 11th 2016 Page 15 of 22 Joe Conforti...
- Page 16 Gen1 ver 7030-20084-01 Avid active Gen2 interface HBA 7030-30048-01 Avid active Gen1 interface HBA 7030-20084-01 (Not for use with Artist DNxIO) Avid active Gen2 interface HBA 7030-30048-02 – Avid Technology – July 11th 2016 Page 16 of 22 Joe Conforti Rev C...
- Page 17 Serial Port Deck Control: The HP Z440 workstation does have an embedded serial port. The embedded serial-port has been qualified by Avid and will maintain frame accuracy in Avid environments. Primary or secondary / additional serial port deck control can...
- Page 18 “Windows Guide - Windows 7 Optimizations and Troubleshooting” For Win8 Optimizations search the Avid Support Knowledge Base for the following article: “Windows Guide - Windows 8 Optimizations and Troubleshooting” – Avid Technology – July 11th 2016 Page 18 of 22 Joe Conforti...
- Page 19 2. Select Properties 3. The screen below will be displayed: 4. On the left side of the screen above, locate and select “Advanced system settings” – Avid Technology – July 11th 2016 Page 19 of 22 Joe Conforti Rev C...
- Page 20 5. The System properties window will be displayed. (Picture below). 6. Under the “Advanced” tab depress the “Settings...” button for performance. 7. The “performance Options” window will be displayed. (Picture below). – Avid Technology – July 11th 2016 Page 20 of 22 Joe Conforti...
- Page 21 8. Under the “Visual Effects” tab select the “Adjust for best performance” selection. (Picture below). 9. Depress the “Apply” button 10. Reboot Windows 11. Required Windows visual performance settings for Avid environments are now complete. – Avid Technology – July 11th 2016 Page 21 of 22 Joe Conforti Rev C...
- Page 22 Added support for v4 Xeon CPU’s, 2400MHz memory, Nvidia M2000 Rev C July 11, 2016 Joe Conforti graphics card and new Nvidia driver (362.13 released with M/C 8.6). – Avid Technology – July 11th 2016 Page 22 of 22 Joe Conforti Rev C...
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