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Joe Conforti 

 

– Avid Technology – January 15th  2016

  

HP Z240 Workstation 

– Tower / SFF Rev A Config Guide  

 
 
 

 

 6.) Optional add-in SAS storage controller for local SAS storage connectivity.

  

 

 

  Suggest Atto Technology.  Atto offers a wide range of SAS controllers for local SAS storage connectivity: 
 
  Some suggestions are: 
 
 

Atto ExpressSAS R680 (6Gb/s SAS / SATA RAID Controller 

 

https://www.attotech.com/products/adapters/sas-sata-raid/6gb/ESAS-R680-000%20ESAS-R680-C00 

 

Atto ExpressSAS H680 (6Gb/s SAS / SATA Controller 

 

https://www.attotech.com/products/adapters/sas-sata/6gb-pcie-30/ESAS-H680-000 
 
 

 

 

R680   

 

 

  H680

 

  

    

 

 
 
 
7.) Optional add-in 1394 controller for 1394 camera / deck / storage connectivity.

  

 

 
  StarTech 1394 PCIe Firewire adapter 
  Half height PCIe card (PEX1394B3) (Ports - 2 FW800 and 1 FW400) 
 

http://www.startech.com/Cards-Adapters/FireWire/3-Port-2b-1a-1394-PCI-Express-FireWire-Card-
Adapter~PEX1394B3 
 

 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for z240

Page 1: ...Page 1 of 15 Joe Conforti Avid Technology January 15th 2016 HP Z240 Workstation Tower SFF Rev A Config Guide Avid Configuration Guidelines HP Z240 Workstation Tower SFF Single Quad Core CPU...

Page 2: ...graphics must be set to 1GB via the system BIOS If the memory for the Intel HD P530 is not set properly the Media Composer s w will not initialize Refer to the BIOS settings section of this document 2...

Page 3: ...s the only supported interface for 1394 camera or deck Can also be used for 1394 disk drives recommended only for file transfers 3 AVID qualified HBA info AVID qualified HBA SFF Slot Tower Slot Functi...

Page 4: ...bo Drive G2 PCIe Solid State Storage HBA http www8 hp com us en campaigns workstations z turbo drive g2 html 2 x1 PCI E Gen 3 x4 StarTech 1394 PCIe Firewire adapter Half height PCIe card PEX1394B3 Por...

Page 5: ...Atto PCIe SAS controller or HP Z Turbo Drive G2 PCIe Solid State Storage HBA http www8 hp com us en campaigns workstations z turbo drive g2 html 4 x4 PCI E Gen 3 x16 Optional Intel i350 T2 Dual port...

Page 6: ...6Gb s SAS SATA RAID Controller https www attotech com products adapters sas sata raid 6gb ESAS R680 000 20ESAS R680 C00 Atto ExpressSAS H680 6Gb s SAS SATA Controller https www attotech com products a...

Page 7: ...udio motor boating or audio popping which may be experienced with USB audio I O devices Set Z240 Tower and SFF required system BIOS settings 1 Verify CPU Hyper Threading Enable During boot up press F1...

Page 8: ...river Required Media Composer 8 4 3 Quadro K620 K1200 Nvidia 353 82 Media Composer 8 2 5 Quadro K620 K1200 Nvidia 347 52 Media Composer 8 2 5 Intel HD P530 Recommend using latest posted on HP s websit...

Page 9: ...ow 2 Right Click on the desktop and select Nvidia Control Panel 3 Select Manage 3D Settings 4 Select Global Settings Tab 5 Under the Global Settings tab select Base Profile 6 Scroll down and locate th...

Page 10: ...iguration 9 Under 3D Settings select Set PhysX Configuration See picture below 10 Under Select a PhysX processor Auto select is currently selected 11 See picture below 12 Under Select a PhysX processo...

Page 11: ...240 Workstation Tower SFF Rev A Config Guide D Set Windows Visual Effects for best performance 1 Right Click on Computer icon 2 Select Properties 3 The screen below will be displayed 4 On the left sid...

Page 12: ...Picture below 6 Under the Advanced tab depress the Settings button for performance 7 The performance Options window will be displayed 8 Under the Visual Effects tab select the Adjust for best performa...

Page 13: ...ntel i219 LM driver under the performance settings change the following parameters Receive Buffers to 1024 Transmit Buffers to 1024 3 The i219 LM has an ultra low power mode that may exhibit connectio...

Page 14: ...chnology January 15th 2016 HP Z240 Workstation Tower SFF Rev A Config Guide Set Receive Buffers to 1024 Set Transmit Buffers to 1024 Disable Windows Firewall Select Control Panel System and Security W...

Page 15: ...S AVID P N 7080 20013 01 http www tripplite com en products model cfm txtSeriesID 518 EID 13384 txtModelID 3914 Addenda Rosetta Stone or equivalent model RS 2 8 RS232 to RS422 converter AVID P N 7070...

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