HP Z1 Maintenance And Service Guide

NVIDIA Graphics Workstations
Some HP Z1 workstation configurations come with NVIDIA Quadro graphics hardware. HP
recommends the use of NVIDIA proprietary graphics drivers for best results on Linux systems. Driver
versions of 295.20 or higher are qualified for HP Z1 workstation applications.
HP also provides recommended versions of the drivers with RPM-compatible installers for RHEL and
SLED distributions. These are available from the HP Installer Kit for Linux and from workstation driver
repositories on hp.com. When HP installers are used, their contents and documentation links are
installed in the /opt/hp/nvidia folder.
When installing Linux on an HP Z1 workstation that contains an NVIDIA card, administrators should
select a VESA-compatible driver to avoid the instability that is experienced with some open-source
versions of the Nouveau and DRM drivers.
Open source versions of Nouveau drivers and NVIDIA proprietary graphics drivers cannot coexist in
the same runtime environment because they use the same hardware resources. If administrators create
their own Linux environments using NVIDIA proprietary graphics drivers but choose not to use HP-
packaged versions, HP recommends that they manually append the following boot loader parameters
to properly suppress the Nouveau driver at runtime (grub example below):
kernel /vmlinuz ... rdblacklist=nouveau nouveau.modeset=0
This action is applied by HP installers but must be applied/restored under other circumstances.
To customize the display characteristics and resolutions of an NVIDIA proprietary graphics driver
environment, execute the following command:
/usr/bin/nvidia-settings
To create and manipulate the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, execute the following command:
/usr/bin/nvidia-xconfig
NVIDIA Graphics Workstations
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HP Z1 Specifications

General

Tcase	72.6 °C
Bus type	DMI
Stepping	D2
FSB Parity	No
Processor cache	8 MB
Processor cores	4
Processor model	E3-1245
System bus rate	5 GT/s
Processor series	Intel Xeon E3-1200
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor threads	8
Processor codename	Sandy Bridge
Processor frequency	3.3 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor lithography	32 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	- MHz
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Processor boost frequency	3.7 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	Yes
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 W
Number of processors installed	1
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)	33
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	20
Memory types supported by processor	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processor	1066, 1333 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)	21 GB/s
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	32 GB
Audio system	HD
Product type	Workstation
Motherboard chipset	Intel® C206
Memory slots	4x DIMM
Internal memory	4 GB
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz
Memory layout (slots x size)	- GB
Resolution	2560 x 1440 pixels
Graphics card	Quadro 500M
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Wireless technology	802.11 a/g/n
Graphics card family	NVIDIA
Maximum storage capacity	2 TB
HDD speed	7200 RPM
RAID levels	0, 1
HDD capacity	1000 GB
HDD interface	SATA
Optical drive type	DVD Super Multi
Maximum graphics card memory	1.024 GB
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics P3000
On-board graphics card family	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card base frequency	850 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1350 MHz
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)	2
Display diagonal	27 \
Display number of colors	1.073 billion colors
Modem (RJ-11) ports	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	7
Bundled software	Roxio Easy Media Creator; Intervideo WinDVD
Operating system installed	Windows 7 Professional
Power supply	400 W
Power supply input voltage	100 - 240 V
Power supply input frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Certification	Energy Star
Product color	Black
Country of origin	China
Processor code	SR00L
Processor ARK ID	52274
Processor package size	37.5 x 37.5 mm
Supported instruction sets	AVX
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	1.00

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	419.1 mm
Width	660.4 mm
Height	584.2 mm
Weight	213.2 g