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– Avid Technology – March 28th 2013

  

Z220 Workstation / Minitower Rev B Config Guide (Software only) 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Avid Configuration Guidelines  

       HP Z220 Single Quad-Core CPU Minitower Workstation 

No Embedded Firewire 

Qualified for Software Only 

Symphony 6.x, Media Composer 6.x,  & NewsCutter 10.x 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for HP Z220

Page 1: ...28th 2013 Z220 Workstation Minitower Rev B Config Guide Software only Avid Configuration Guidelines HP Z220 Single Quad Core CPU Minitower Workstation No Embedded Firewire Qualified for Software Only Symphony 6 x Media Composer 6 x NewsCutter 10 x ...

Page 2: ...graphics HD4000 GT0 means NO onboard Intel graphics Video Card 1 On Chip Intel HD Graphics P4000 2 Optional NVIDIA Quadro 600 1GB PCI Express video board not required 3 Optional NVIDIA Quadro K600 1GB PCI Express video board not required O S System Hard Drive 250GB SATA II 3Gb s 7200RPM Hard Disk Drive Minimum Recommendation Supported Memory Configurations 1 Memory 8GB 2 x 4GB DDR3 1600 ECC memory...

Page 3: ... camera or deck Can also be used for 1394 disk drives recommended only for file transfers AVID qualified HBA info AVID qualified HBA AVID Part Number Slot Function LSI 9200 8e SAS controller 7030 30036 01 4 SAS Local Storage Xtore StudioRAID 16Re 16 bay chassis Xtore StudioRAID 5Te 5 bay chassis Atto H680 7030 30028 01 4 SAS Local Storage Avid VideoRAID SR 16 bay Atto R680 7030 4 SAS Local Storage...

Page 4: ... StudioRAID 5Ti 5 bay support LSI 9200 8e SAS Xtore 16Re 16 bay support LSI 9200 8e SAS Xtore 5Te 5 bay support 5 x1 PCI E Gen 2 10Watts x1 Not defined for use 6 PCI 32bit 33MHz PCI 32 33 H P StarTech PCI1394MP Firewire adapter 1394a PCI HBA H P Option PCI1394_4 Mandatory primary 1394a connectivity for 1394 camera deck 7 PCI 32bit 33MHz PCI 32 33 Do Not Use Will cause BUS contention with 1394 cont...

Page 5: ...Page 5 of 19 Dave Pimm Avid Technology March 28th 2013 Z220 Workstation Minitower Rev B Config Guide Software only HP Z220 Memory DIMM Installation order ...

Page 6: ...es Supports 1394 Deck Camera Optional HP FireWire IEEE 1394a PCI Express x1 HBA H P Option A8X18AV HP installed in slot 3 Cannot be used for connectivity to a 1394 Deck Camera which is being interfaced to Symphony Media Composer or NewsCutter Also connects internally to Z220 front panel 1394a port Front panel 1394 port should also not be used for 1394 connectivity to Avid applications It is alrigh...

Page 7: ...es below are pictures showing the incorrect unqualified PCI Express 1394a Firewire HBA HP FireWire IEEE 1394a PCI Express x1 HBA H P Option A8X18AV Might be installed in slot 3 It is alright for this HBA to reside in the system it will not cause a problem as long as it not used for 1394 Camera Deck connectivity for Symphony Media Composer or NewsCutter Power connector cable Connects via cable from...

Page 8: ... O devices This setting will eliminate any audio motor boating or audio popping which may be experienced with USB audio I O devices Set Z220 Required system BIOS UEFI settings During boot up press F10 at the HP splash screen to invoke Set Up Select the Advanced tab Select Device Options Select Hyper Threading Default setting is Disable Change this setting from Disable to Enable Hit F10 to save the...

Page 9: ...and later 6 5 2 1 and later 10 0 3 4 and later 10 5 2 1 and later Quadro 600 K600 310 90 Symphony Media Composer NewsCutter 6 0 and later 10 0 and later Intel HD P4000 8 15 10 2712 After installation of the AVID software the supported Nvidia driver can be found in the following directory C Program Files Avid Utilities Nvidia The new Nvidia driver 310 90 is NOT included with the patch You can find ...

Page 10: ...e only 5 6 Select Manage 3D Settings 7 Select Global Settings Tab 8 Under the Global Settings tab select Base Profile 9 Scroll down and locate the Power Management Mode feature The default setting is Adaptive For the Power management mode feature select Prefer maximum performance as shown in the picture below ...

Page 11: ...8th 2013 Z220 Workstation Minitower Rev B Config Guide Software only 10 Depress the Apply button Make the following setting for Multi display mixed GPU acceleration 1 Stay in the Manage 3D Settings and Base Profile area 2 Select Global Settings Tab ...

Page 12: ...ould be set to Multiple display performance mode If not set properly select Multiple display performance mode and depress the Apply button The other settings are Single display performance mode and Compatibility performance mode These settings are not recommended for Avid editing environments Make the following additional setting for 3D App Video Editing 4 Stay in the Manage 3D Settings area 5 Sel...

Page 13: ... optimization settings for Avid environments are complete D Nvidia Quadro GPU monitor connectivity The Nvidia Quadro 600 graphics card has a single DVI port and one Display Port Important Display ports are not HDMI ports at first glance they do look very similar to HDMI ports The HP Z220 includes one Display Port to DVI adapter HP P N 481409 001 This is digital only and will NOT connect to a VGA p...

Page 14: ...da elect products rsUSB4 php 2 Combination of a Keyspan Tripp Lite Model USA 19HS USB to serial port adapter with Addenda Rosetta Stone model RS 2 8 RS232 to RS422 converter Keyspan Tripp Lite Model USA 19HS 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...

Page 15: ...Minitower Rev B Config Guide Software only 1 Right Click on Computer icon 2 Select Properties 3 The screen below will be displayed 4 On the left side of the screen above locate and select Advanced system settings 5 The System properties window will be displayed Picture below ...

Page 16: ...tower Rev B Config Guide Software only 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 performance selection Picture below 9 Depress the Apply button ...

Page 17: ...dded Intel 82579LM network interface for ISIS connectivity For proper operation and connectivity of the Intel 82579LM network interface with ISIS the following are required 1 For the Intel 82579LM driver under the performance settings change the following parameters Receive Buffers to 1024 Transmit Buffers to 1024 2 Disable the windows firewall Use the embedded Intel 82579LM network interface for ...

Page 18: ...g Guide Software only To set the Intel 82579LM Receive Transmit buffers Go to device manager Under Network adapters select the device named Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection which will be used for ISIS connectivity Select properties select Advanced tab and then select performance Options ...

Page 19: ... Buffers to 1024 Set Transmit Buffers to 1024 Revision Update Revision Date Name Update A July 11 th 2012 Dave Pimm Initial Public Release of the Z220 Minitower Workstation configuration guide for Symphony 6 0 Media Composer 6 0 and NewsCutter 10 Software only B March 28 th 2013 Dave Pimm Addition Nvidia Kepler card and driver ...

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