QuickSpecs
HP Z8 G4 Workstation
Overview
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Slot 7:
PCIe Gen3 x4
Note: The PCIe x4 and PCIe x8 connectors above are open ended, allowing a PCIe x16 card to be seated
in the slot.
Note: Thunderbolt™ 3 PCIe card support available the first half of 2018
Expansion Bays (see
storage section for more
details)
4 internal 3.5" bays (All 4 include acoustic dampening rail assemblies)
2 external 5.25" bays (175mm depth limit)
1 dedicated 9.5mm slim optical disk drive bay
Front I/O
Base: 4 USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A connector. Left most connector has charging capability, 1
Combo Headset, 1 Optional Media Card Reader
Premium: 2 USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A connector. Left most connector has charging capability, 2
USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C™ connector, 1 Combo Headset, 1 Optional Media Card Reader
Internal I/O
Internal Slot 1 CPU1: PCIe Gen3 x8 - always available
Internal Slot 2 CPU2: PCIe Gen3 x8 - available when 2nd CPU is installed
2 USB 2.0 ports available with a single 2x5 header
1 USB 2.0 port available with a 1x6 header
1 USB 3.1 Gen1 and 1 USB 2.0 port available with a 2x6 header
Notes:
The 2x5 header can be converted to a standard (Type-A) USB 2.0 connector through the use of
one HP Internal USB Port Kit (EM165AA). This port kit uses one half of the 2x5 header.
The 1x6 header can be converted to a standard (Type-A) USB 2.0 connector through the use of one HP
Internal USB Port Kit (EM165AA). This port kit uses 5 pin positions on the header.
The 2x6 header can be converted to a standard (Type-A) USB 2.0 connector
through the use of one HP Internal USB Port Kit (EM165AA). This port kit
uses one half of the 2x6 header.
Rear I/O
6 USB 3.1 Gen1 (aka USB 3.0), 1 Serial, PS/2 keyboard and mouse, 2 RJ-45 to integrated Gigabit LAN, 1
Audio Line-In (can be retasked as microphone), 1 Audio Line-Out
Optional: 2 RJ-45 to 10GbE LAN ports
Interfaces Supported
10 channel SATA 6.0 Gb/s interface
Factory integrated RAID available for SATA drives (RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10)
Internal USB 3.1 Gen1, USB 3.1 Gen2, USB 2.0
On-board RAID Support
SATA RAID 0 Striped Array Configuration
SATA RAID 1 Mirrored Array Configuration
SATA RAID 10 Striped/Mirrored Configuration
SATA RAID 5 Parity Array Configuration
Chassis Dimensions (H x
W x D)
Footprint:
H: 17.5" [444.5mm]
W: 8.5" [215.9mm]
D: 21.7" [551.2mm] (measured to the rear of service panel)
Maximum:
H: 17.5" [444.5mm]
W: 8.5" [215.9mm]
D: 21.85" [555.2mm] (measured to the embossment for the rear chassis fans)
Packaged Dimensions
H: 25" (636mm)
W: 13.1" (332mm)
D: 28.9" (734mm)