Page 8 of 24 Mike Fortin
– Avid Technology – October 25th, 2012
Rev B - Initial Public Release
B.) Qualified Avid system BIOS version(s):
(As of this writing):
Failure to update the T7600 to an “Avid qualified BIOS” and set the BIOS settings per the instructions below
may result in non-optimal operation of the AVID software and hardware.
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Minimum BIOS ver A.02
Current Avid qualified T7600 BIOS information is maintained at the following Avid KB link:
http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=267609&Hilite=hp+bios
C.) Required system BIOS settings for AVID environments:
Hyper-Threading Setting:
Please Note:
CPU Hyper-threading should be enabled in all configurations per the chart below. It is
currently enabled by default by Dell for shipping T7600’s with BIOS ver A.02 or earlier
T7600 Required system BIOS changes:
1. Verify CPU Processors are set to Hyper-Threading –
Set per chart above. Current version
BIOS vA.02 has Hyper-Threading enabled by default
2. Set Turbo boost –
Disable
3. Set C State Control -
Disable
4. Set hyper thread -
Enable
Hyper-Threading Setting
Software Version
Dual 6-core CPU
Dual 8-core CPU
Media Composer v6.x
Symphony v6.x
NewsCutter v10.x
Enabled (Mandatory)
Enabled (Mandatory)
