HP Z800 Workstation Slot Order & Configuration
HP Z800 Workstation Slot Order & Configuration With Pro Tools HDX, HD Native, and HD Accel Systems
Singe Card Configuration for HDX and HD Native When Used Without Expansion Chassis:
| CPU Slot | Slot Type | Card |
| Slot 1 | PCIe x8 mechanical, x4 electrical | Avid Nitris DX or Avid Mojo DX |
| Slot 2 | PCIe x16 (Graphics) | NVIDIA graphics card (see supported cards and required drivers below) |
| Slot 3 | PCIe x8 mechanical, x4 electrical | Optional for HDX PCIe or HD Native PCIe |
| Slot 4 | PCIe x16 mechanical, x8 electrical | Optional for HDX PCIe or HD Native PCIe |
| Slot 5 | PCIe x16 | Preferred for HDX PCIe or HD Native PCIe |
| Slot 6 | PCI 32-bit 33MHz | Secondary SAS Port (Embedded) |
| Slot 7 | PCIe x16 mechanical, x8 electrical |
Shared Storage Controllers:
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Two Card Configuration for HDX and HD Native When Used Without Expansion Chassis:
| CPU Slot | Slot Type | Card |
| Slot 1 | PCIe x8 mechanical, x4 electrical | Avid Nitris DX or Avid Mojo DX |
| Slot 2 | PCIe x16 (Graphics) | NVIDIA graphics card (see supported cards and required drivers below) |
| Slot 3 | PCIe x8 mechanical, x4 electrical | Do not use |
| Slot 4 | PCIe x16 mechanical, x8 electrical | HDX PCIe (connect primary peripheral to this card) |
| Slot 5 | PCIe x16 | HDX PCIe |
| Slot 6 | PCI 32-bit 33MHz | Secondary SAS Port (Embedded) |
| Slot 7 | PCIe x16 mechanical, x8 electrical |
Shared Storage Controllers:
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Three Card Configuration for HDX and HD Native When Used Without Expansion Chassis:
| CPU Slot | Slot Type | Card |
| Slot 1 | PCIe x8 mechanical, x4 electrical | Avid Nitris DX or Avid Mojo DX |
| Slot 2 | PCIe x16 (Graphics) | NVIDIA graphics card (see supported cards and required drivers below) |
| Slot 3 | PCIe x8 mechanical, x4 electrical |
HDX PCIe (connect primary peripheral to this card) *Slot Not Accessible when using Quadro FX 4800 |
| Slot 4 | PCIe x16 mechanical, x8 electrical | HDX PCIe |
| Slot 5 | PCIe x16 | HDX PCIe |
| Slot 6 | PCI 32-bit 33MHz | Secondary SAS Port (Embedded) |
| Slot 7 | PCIe x16 mechanical, x8 electrical |
Shared Storage Controllers:
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Configuration for HD Accel When Used Without Expansion Chassis:
| CPU Slot | Slot Type | Card |
| Slot 1 | PCIe x8 mechanical, x4 electrical | 1394b PCI-Express HBA (w 8K buffers) required for Mojo or Mojo-SDI — see below for specific requirements |
| Slot 2 | PCIe x16 (Graphics) | NVIDIA graphics card (see supported cards and required drivers below) |
| Slot 3 | PCIe x8 mechanical, x4 electrical |
HD Accel (with HD3 system) Slot Not Accessible when using Quadro FX 4800 |
| Slot 4 | PCIe x16 mechanical, x8 electrical | HD Accel (with HD2 or HD3 system) |
| Slot 5 | PCIe x16 | HD Accel Core (HD1, HD2, or HD3 system) |
| Slot 6 | PCI 32-bit 33MHz | Secondary SAS Port (Embedded) |
| Slot 7 | PCIe x16 mechanical, x8 electrical |
Shared Storage Controllers:
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Configuration for HD Accel When Used With Qualified Expansion Chassis:
| CPU Slot | Slot Type | Card |
| Slot 1 | PCIe x8 mechanical, x4 electrical | 1394b PCI-Express HBA (w 8K buffers) required for Mojo or Mojo-SDI — see below for specific requirements and expansion chassis configuration |
| Slot 2 | PCIe x16 (Graphics) | NVIDIA graphics card (see supported cards and required drivers below) |
| Slot 3 | PCIe x8 mechanical, x4 electrical |
Empty Slot Not Accessible when using Quadro FX 4800 |
| Slot 4 | PCIe x16 mechanical, x8 electrical | Empty |
| Slot 5 | PCIe x16 |
Magma EB7 Host Adapter or Magma PE6R4 Host Adapter |
| Slot 6 | PCI 32-bit 33MHz | Secondary SAS Port (Embedded) |
| Slot 7 | PCIe x16 mechanical, x8 electrical |
Shared Storage Controllers:
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Expansion Chassis Configuration for HD Accel
Magma or Digidesign EB7 PCIe-to-PCIe 7 Slot Expansion Chassis:
Slot orders in the chassis run from left (closest to the power supply) to right.
| Slot | Card |
| Chassis Slot 1 | HD Accel Core card (PCIe) |
| Chassis Slot 2 | HD Accel PCIe card or Empty |
| Chassis Slot 3 | HD Accel PCIe card or Empty |
| Chassis Slot 4 | HD Accel PCIe card or Empty |
| Chassis Slot 5 | HD Accel PCIe card or Empty |
| Chassis Slot 6 | HD Accel PCIe card or Empty |
| Chassis Slot 7 | HD Accel PCIe card or Empty |
Magma PE6R4 Expansion Chassis:
PCIe Host Card, PCI-X cards in chassis.
| Slot | Card |
| Chassis Slot 1 | HD Core card (PCI) |
| Chassis Slot 2 | HD Accel card or HD Process card or Empty |
| Chassis Slot 3 | HD Accel card or HD Process card or Empty |
| Chassis Slot 4 | HD Accel card or HD Process card or Empty |
| Chassis Slot 5 | HD Accel card or HD Process card or Empty |
| Chassis Slot 6 | HD Accel card or HD Process card or Empty |
Additional Requirements
1394 Mojo and Mojo-SDI Configuration Requirements (slot #1 requirement)
Avid Mojo and Mojo-SDI must connect via specific add-in 1394b PCI-Express Firewire cards (with 8K buffers) which must be installed in Slot #1. The Z800 embedded 1394 port cannot be used for connectivity to Mojo or Mojo-SDI.
Current qualified PCI-Express 1394b Firewire card:
- StarTech PEX1394B3 (AVID P/N 7030-30029-01)
Please Note: The following are required for StarTech PEX1394B3 compatibility with Windows XP:
- Windows XP Service Pack 3 required
- Microsoft hotfix KB955408 (StarTech PEX1394B3 must be installed in machine prior to running hotfix)
AVOption|V10 Configuration Requirements
AVoption|V10 must be connected directly to the Z800 embedded 1394 port. It will not be recognized if connected to the StarTech PEX1394B3 card.
Utilization of embedded (on-board) Ethernet ports:
The HP Z800 Workstation has an Embedded Broadcom BCM5764 GbE NIC with two on-board Ethernet ports which can be used individually or simultaneously for the following:
- Video Satellite and/or Ethernet control surface: ICON System (D-Control, D-Control ES, D-Command, D-Command ES), C|24, ProControl, Control|24.
- Note: Not qualified for Avid ISIS connectivity.
Graphics Requirements
Supported Nvidia Graphics Cards
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 1.5GB PCIe video board
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 1.5GB PCIe video board
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 768MB PCIe video board
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 580 512MB PCIe video board
- NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290 256MB PCIe video board
Pro Tools Only:
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Quadro driver version 259.81 (Windows Aero mode supported)
or - Quadro driver version 191.78 (Windows Aero mode supported)
- Quadro driver version 190.38 (Windows Aero mode not supported)
HP Performance Advisor
Using HP Performance Advisor
HP Performance Advisor is a utility created by HP which provides detailed system information and access to the computer’s BIOS settings. Download and install HP Performance advisor here:
- Launch HP Performance Advisor and click on Your Computer
- On the Block Diagram page, click on BIOS
- Scroll down to the BIOS settings section
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Under Power > OS Power Management
- Change Runtime Power Management from Enable to Disable
- Change MWAIT-Aware OS from Enable to Disable
- Change Idle Power Savings from Enhanced to Normal
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Under Power > Hardware Power Management
- Change Intel Turbo Boost Technology from Enable to Disable
- Change Enhanced Intel Turbo Boost Technology from Enable to Disable
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Under Advanced > Processors
- Change Hyper-Threading from Enable to Disable
- Close HP Performance Advisor
- Restart the computer
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