HP Z1 G2 Technical White Paper page 5

Technical white paper | HP Z1 G2 Workstation
Intel USB 3.0
The Intel C226 PCH has a USB 3.0 hub integrated into the PCH and provides the 2 side USB 3.0 ports on the Z1 G2.
The Intel C226 USB 3.0 controller provides cost-effective support for greater I/O bandwidth than was provided by the
HP Z1 solution. More information on the USB 3.0 Technology and Performance measurements can be found in the
"Resources, contacts, or additional links" section below.
USB Charging ability
The Z1 G2 equips the lower of the two side USB 3.0 ports with power charging ability. The port is able to provide fast
charge (up to 1.5A) to a portable device in the following states: System On, System Sleep, System Hibernate and System
Off. It does not support charging in the ErP (Max S5 Power Savings) state. The port supports USB Battery Charging
Specification 1.2. The port is marked by the battery charging icon shown here. More information on USB Charging
technology can be found in the "Resources, contacts, or additional links" section below.
Intel SRT
Intel Smart Response Technology (SRT) is a cost effective disk caching option that enables faster boot and application
response. An optional cost-effective 64GB SATA solid-state drive (SSD) can function as cache for a conventional, larger
capacity magnetic hard disk drive, or RAIDed volumes of HDDs. It is available for Windows 7 and Windows 8. For an
expanded overview of Intel SRT technology, benefits and installation, please refer to the "Resources, contacts, or
additional links" section below.
Thunderbolt
The Z1 G2 provides Thunderbolt 2 technology via an optional module that replaces the ODD in the side I/O bay. The Z1 G2
Thunderbolt module uses the Intel DSL5520 Thunderbolt 2 controller and provides two Thunderbolt 2 ports when paired
with NVIDIA Professional graphics. When the Z1 G2 Thunderbolt module is paired with Intel HD Graphics, one Thunderbolt
2 port is available.
Each Thunderbolt 2 port provides:
• 20Gbps data in each direction
• 12 Watts of power (2 Watts for cable, 10 Watts for bus-powered device)
• Wake from S3 over Thunderbolt (USB, WOL, other wake events)
• DisplayPort 1.2 capability with Multi Stream Transport (MST) support that enables the transport of multiple A/V streams
over a single connector
– Maximum 4096 x 2160 resolution at 60Hz (8-bit display) or at 30 Hz (10-bit display) to a single display
– Maximum 3840 x 2160 resolution at 60Hz (8-bit display) or at 30 Hz (10-bit display) across 4 displays
• Each of the 4 displays can support a 1920 x 1080 resolution
• 4K video file capture and display simultaneously
• Full backward compatibility with Thunderbolt devices.
I/O and storage
Internal I/O
The Z1 G2 provides an MXM 3.1 slot for graphics. This slot has a PCIe Gen3 x16 link to the CPU and provides four
DisplayPort connections to the system.
The Z1 G2 provides two internal mini-PCIe/mSATA slots. The slots are auto-configured at power up to be a mini-PCIe slot
or an mSATA slot depending on the type of card installed. The slots support full-length mini-PCIe cards or mSATA storage
devices.
The Z1 G2 ships with a WLAN/Bluetooth® card installed in mini-PCIe/mSATA slot 1. The WLAN controller connects via a
PCIe bus and the Bluetooth controller connects via a USB 2.0 bus. Both controllers can be enabled or disabled in the BIOS
F10 menu by enabling/disabling PCIe slot 1.
The Z1 G2 provides two 6Gbps SATA ports for HDD or SSD support and one 6Gbps SATA port for an ODD. The Z1 G2
provides an internal type A USB 2.0 connector and an internal 2-port USB 2.0 header. This USB 2.0 header is consumed
on the Z1 G2 touch system by the touch controller but is available for customer use on non-touch units. The Z1 G2
is equipped with a digital microphone array, internal dual-channel 4W speakers and a 2-megapixel webcam.
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