HP Z4 G4 User Manual

NVIDIA graphics workstations
Some workstation congurations come with NVIDIA Quadro graphics hardware. HP recommends the use of
NVIDIA drivers for best results on Linux systems.
HP provides recommended versions of the drivers with RPM-compatible installers for RHEL and SLED
distributions. These are available from the HP Installer Kit for Linux and from workstation driver repositories
on hp.com. When HP installers are used, their contents and documentation links are located in the /opt/hp/
nvidia folder.
When installing Linux on a workstation that contains an NVIDIA card, administrators should select a VESA-
compatible driver to avoid the instability that is experienced with some open-source versions of the Nouveau
and DRM drivers.
Open-source versions of Nouveau drivers and NVIDIA drivers cannot coexist in the same runtime environment
because they use the same hardware resources. If administrators create their own Linux environments using
NVIDIA drivers but choose not to use HP-packaged versions, HP recommends that they manually append the
following boot loader parameters to properly suppress the Nouveau driver at runtime (grub example below):
kernel /vmlinuz ... rdblacklist=nouveau nouveau.modeset=0
This action is applied by HP installers but must be applied/restored under other circumstances.
To customize display characteristics and resolutions when the computer is using an NVIDIA driver, execute the
following command:
/usr/bin/nvidia-settings
To create and manipulate the /etc/X11/xorg.conf le, execute:
/usr/bin/nvidia-xconfig
100 Appendix D Linux technical notes

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