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- Page 1 Avid Configuration Guidelines HP Z8 G4 workstation Dual 8 to 28 Core CPU System – Avid Technology – Dec 22, 2017 Page 1 of 14 Dave Pimm Rev A...
- Page 2 128GB (8 x 16GB) DDR4 2666 ECC memory – (Requires eight 16GB DIMMs) • 192GB (24 x 8GB) DDR4 2666 ECC memory – (Requires twenty four 8GB DIMMs) – Avid Technology – Dec 22, 2017 Page 2 of 14 Dave Pimm...
- Page 3 * AMD WX7100 require AMD driver released 17.Q4 or later The required GPU files and installation instructions for AMD graphics can be found at the following Avid KB link: http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/download/AMD-Supported-GPU-Drivers – Avid Technology – Dec 22, 2017 Page 3 of 14 Dave Pimm...
- Page 4 Atto FFRM-NS1, Intel X710 NEXIS / ISIS Ultra Hi-res (dual 10Gbit) ISIS 5500 / 5000 Myricom Dual-Port 10Gbit NEXIS Pro, E2, E4, E5 V7.9 Atto FFRM-NS2, Intel X710 – Avid Technology – Dec 22, 2017 Page 4 of 14 Dave Pimm Rev A...
- Page 5 HP thunderbolt 3 PCIe card will be supported in Z8 G4, Z6 G4 and G4 G4. For older HP workstations, use Thunderbolt 2 PCIe card from HP. – Avid Technology – Dec 22, 2017 Page 5 of 14 Dave Pimm...
- Page 6 For the Intel NIC driver, under the performance settings, change the following parameters: Receive Buffers to 10 24 Transmit Buffers to 1024 Disable the windows firewall. – Avid Technology – Dec 22, 2017 Page 6 of 14 Dave Pimm Rev A...
- Page 7 Program Files / Avid / Utilities / Nvidia. The AMD graphics driver is NOT included with MC release builds. You can find this driver on the AMD web page http://support.amd.com/en-us/download – Avid Technology – Dec 22, 2017 Page 7 of 14 Dave Pimm...
- Page 8 7. Under the “Global Settings” tab select “3D App – Default Global Settings” 8. Scroll down and locate the “Power Management Mode” feature. The default setting is “Adaptive” – Avid Technology – Dec 22, 2017 Page 8 of 14 Dave Pimm...
- Page 9 9. For the “Power management mode” feature, select “Prefer maximum performance” as shown in the picture below. 10. Depress the “Apply” button. 11. Nvidia driver optimization settings for Avid environments are complete. – Avid Technology – Dec 22, 2017 Dave Pimm Page 9 of 14 Rev A...
- Page 10 The following links provide O.S. setting suggestions for ensuring optimum performance when working with your Avid editing application with a Windows operating system. - Optimizations for Video Editors - Windows 7, windows 10 http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/troubleshooting/en349411 – Avid Technology – Dec 22, 2017 Page 10 of 14 Dave Pimm Rev A...
- Page 11 Under the “Visual Effects” tab select the “Adjust for best performance” selection. (Picture below). Depress the “Apply” button Required Windows visual performance settings for Avid environments are now complete. – Avid Technology – Dec 22, 2017 Page 11 of 14 Dave Pimm...
- Page 12 Go to device manager and select each instance of the network adapter device which will be used for NEXIS connectivity. Select performance options and then select Properties. Set Receive Buffers to 1024 Set Transmit Buffers to 1024 – Avid Technology – Dec 22, 2017 Page 12 of 14 Dave Pimm Rev A...
- Page 13 Perform this for each instance of and Intel NIC port which will be used for NEXIS connectivity. J.) Disable the windows firewall: Navigate to Control Panel / Windows Firewall -- Select Turn Windows Firewall on or off – Avid Technology – Dec 22, 2017 Page 13 of 14 Dave Pimm Rev A...
- Page 14 Select Turn off windows firewall in both network locations, OK to save Revision Update Revision Date Name Update Dec 22, 2017 Rev A Dave Pimm Initial release of the HP Z8 G4 configuration guide – Avid Technology – Dec 22, 2017 Page 14 of 14 Dave Pimm Rev A...
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