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A Linux technical notes

HP oers a variety of Linux solutions for HP workstation customers.

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HP certies and supports Red Hat

Enterprise Linux (RHEL) on HP workstations.

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HP certies SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) on HP workstations.

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HP oers a SLED 11 preload on some Z Series workstations.

For Linux setup and restore procedures, go to http://www.hp.com/support/workstation_manuals to nd the

user guide for your workstation.

Topics

System RAM on page 75

Audio on page 75

Network cards on page 76

Hyper-Threading Technology on page 76

NVIDIA Graphics Workstations on page 77

NOTE: After you set up the operating system, verify that the latest BIOS, drivers, and software updates are

installed.

CAUTION: Do not add optional hardware or third-party devices to the workstation until the operating

system is successfully installed. Adding hardware might cause errors and prevent the operating system from

installing correctly.

System RAM

HP supports dierent amounts of total RAM in various HP workstations, based on the number of hardware

DIMM slots and the capabilities of the system. The total memory supported for each conguration is listed in

the Hardware Support Matrix for HP Linux Workstations at http://www.hp.com/support/

linux_hardware_matrix.

Audio

All HP workstations come with built-in audio hardware. The audio hardware is supported by the Advanced

Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) drivers included with all modern Linux distributions.

The audio hardware provides basic playback and recording features. The ability to simultaneously play audio

from multiple sources, such as applications and CDs, is provided by software mixing functionality in the ALSA

driver. The performance of software audio mixing and playback functionality is greatly improved in ALSA

drivers version 1.0.13 and later.

After the NVIDIA proprietary driver is installed, the optional NVIDIA graphics devices supported in the HP Z1

G2 Workstation also provide audio functionality over HDMI, which can be passed through the external

DisplayPort connector to a monitor with audio capabilities. Such a conguration may present two audio

System RAM 75

HP Z1 G2 Maintenance And Service Guide

Other manuals for HP Z1 G2