HP Z4 G4 User Manual

Questions and answers
1. How can the BIOS settings be restored (returned to factory settings)?
IMPORTANT: Restore defaults does not securely erase any data on your hard drive. See question and
answer 6 for steps to securely erase data.
Restore defaults does not reset the Custom Secure Boot keys. See question and answer 7 for
information about resetting the keys.
a. Turn on or restart the computer, and then press esc while the “Press the ESC key for Startup Menu”
message is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
b. Select Main, and then select Restore defaults.
c. Follow the on-screen instructions.
d. Select Main, select Save Changes and Exit, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
2. What is a UEFI BIOS, and how is it dierent from a legacy BIOS?
The Unied Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) BIOS is an industry-standard software interface
between the platform rmware and an operating system (OS). It is a replacement for the older BIOS
architecture, but supports much of the legacy BIOS functionality.
Like the legacy BIOS, the UEFI BIOS provides an interface to display the system information and
conguration settings and to change the conguration of your computer before an OS is loaded. BIOS
provides a secure run-time environment that supports a Graphic User Interface (GUI). In this
environment, you can use either a pointing device (Touchscreen, TouchPad, pointing stick, or USB
mouse) or the keyboard to navigate and make menu and conguration selections. The UEFI BIOS also
contains basic system diagnostics.
The UEFI BIOS provides functionality beyond that of the legacy BIOS. In addition, the UEFI BIOS works to
initialize the computer’s hardware before loading and executing the OS; the run-time environment
allows the loading and execution of software programs from storage devices to provide more
functionality, such as advanced hardware diagnostics (with the ability to display more detailed system
information) and advanced rmware management and recovery software.
HP has provided options in Computer Setup (BIOS) to allow you to run in legacy BIOS, if required by the
operating system. Examples of this requirement would be if you upgrade or downgrade the OS.
3. Where does the UEFI BIOS reside?
The UEFI BIOS resides on a ash memory chip. A utility is required to write to the chip.
4. What kind of conguration data is stored on the DIMM Serial Presence Detect (SPD) memory board?
How would this data be written?
The DIMM SPD memory contains information about the memory board, such as size, serial number, data
width, speed/timing, voltage, and thermal information. This information is written by the board
manufacturer and stored on an EEPROM. This EEPROM cannot be written to when the memory board is
installed in a PC. Third-party tools do exist that can write to the EEPROM when the memory board is not
installed in a PC. Various third-party tools are available to read SPD memory.
5. What is meant by “Restore the nonvolatile memory found in Intel-based system boards”?
This message relates to clearing the Real Time Clock (RTC) CMOS memory that contains PC
conguration data.
6. How can the BIOS security be reset to factory defaults and data erased?
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HP Z4 G4 Specifications

General

Tcase	65 °C
Bus type	QPI
Stepping	U0
Processor cache	8.25 MB
Processor cores	6
Processor model	W-2133
System bus rate	0 GT/s
Processor socket	LGA 2066 (Socket R4)
Processor threads	12
Processor codename	Skylake
Processor frequency	3.6 GHz
Processor lithography	14 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Processor boost frequency	3.9 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	Yes
PCI Express configurations	1x16, 1x4, 1x8
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	140 W
Number of processors installed	1
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	48
Memory types supported by processor	DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processor	1600, 1866, 2133, 2400, 2666 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)	85.3 GB/s
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	512 GB
Operating system installed	Windows 10 Pro for Workstations
Memory slots	8x DIMM
Internal memory	16 GB
Memory channels	Quad-channel
Memory clock speed	2666 MHz
Maximum internal memory	256 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)	2 x 8 GB
HDD speed	7200 RPM
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
HDD capacity	1000 GB
SSD capacity	The Solid State Drive's storage capacity in Gigabytes.
HDD interface	SATA
SSD interface	PCI Express
Storage media	HDD+SSD
Optical drive type	DVD-RW
Card reader integrated	No
Total storage capacity	1256 GB
Discrete graphics card model	Not available
Power supply	1000 W
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	10
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity	2
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Chassis type	Tower
Product color	Black
Country of origin	China
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility	-
Audio chip	Realtek HD ALC221
Product type	Workstation
Motherboard chipset	Intel® C422
Scalability	1S
Processor code	SR3LL
Processor ARK ID	125040
Processor package size	45 x 52.5 mm
Supported instruction sets	AVX, AVX 2.0, AVX-512, SSE4.2
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	1.00

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	445 mm
Width	169 mm
Height	386 mm
Weight	10200 g