HP Z8 G4 User Manual

Adding monitors
Planning for additional monitors
All graphics cards provided with HP Z series computers support two simultaneous-display monitors (see
Connecting and conguring monitors on page 18). Cards that support more than two monitors are available.
The process for adding monitors depends on your graphics card(s) and the type and number of monitors you
add.
Use this process to plan for adding more monitors.
1. Assess your monitor needs.
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Determine how many monitors you require.
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Determine the kind of graphics performance you want.
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Note the type of graphics connector used by each monitor. HP provides graphics cards with
DisplayPort (DP) and DVI interfaces, but you can use adapters and third-party cards to interface to
other graphics formats, including DVI-I, HDMI, or VGA.
TIP: Some adapters for older legacy hardware may cost more than others. You may want to
compare the cost of acquiring adapters with the cost of getting a newer monitor that doesn't need
adapters.
2. Determine whether you need additional graphics cards.
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Consult the graphics card documentation to determine how many monitors you can connect to the
card.
You may need to acquire adapters to match the card output to the monitor connector. (See
Matching graphics cards to monitor connectors on page 17.)
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If necessary, plan to acquire a new graphics card to support additional monitors.
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The maximum number of monitors that a graphics card supports depends on the card. Most cards
provide outputs for two monitors. Some provide three or four outputs.
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HP Z8 G4 Specifications

General

Display included	No
Keyboard included	Yes
Power supply	1125 W
Operating system architecture	64-bit
Audio chip	Realtek ALC221
Product type	Workstation
Market positioning	Business
Motherboard chipset	Intel C622
Chassis type	Tower
Product color	Black
Country of origin	China
Number of 3.5\" bays	4
Number of 5.25\" bays	2
PCI Express x8 slots	3
Headphone outputs	1
HDMI ports quantity	0
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	8
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
HDD speed	7200 RPM
HDD interface	SATA
Storage media	HDD
Optical drive type	DVD Super Multi
Card reader integrated	-
Total storage capacity	1000 GB
Memory slots	24x DIMM
Internal memory	8 GB
Memory channels	Hepta-channel
Memory clock speed	2666 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	- GB
Memory layout (slots x size)	1 x 8 GB
Tcase	77 °C
Stepping	U0
Processor cache	11 MB
Processor model	4108
System bus rate	- GT/s
Processor socket	LGA 3647 (Socket P)
Processor threads	16
Processor codename	Skylake
Processor frequency	1.8 GHz
Processor cache type	L3
Processor lithography	14 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Processor boost frequency	3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 W
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	48
Memory clock speeds supported by processor	2400 MHz
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	768 GB
Scalability	2S
Processor code	SR3GJ
Processor ARK ID	123544
Intel TSX-NI version	1.00
Processor package size	76.0 x 56.5 mm
Supported instruction sets	AVX, AVX 2.0, AVX-512, SSE4.2

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	551.2 mm
Width	215.9 mm
Height	444.5 mm
Weight	22400 g