HP Z6 G4 User Manual

Using HP Recovery media (select products only) ............................................................................. 21
Using Windows tools ......................................................................................................................... 22
Using the HP Cloud Recovery Download Tool (select products only) ............................................... 23
Restore and recovery ........................................................................................................................................... 23
Recovering using HP Recovery Manager ........................................................................................... 23
What you need to know before you get started ............................................................. 23
Using the HP Recovery partition (select products only) ................................................. 24
Using HP Recovery media to recover .............................................................................. 25
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................................ 25
Removing the HP Recovery partition (select products only) ......................................... 25
5 Setting up Linux .......................................................................................................................................... 26
Linux-ready systems ........................................................................................................................................... 26
HP Linux driver discs ............................................................................................................................................ 26
Setting up Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) ....................................................................................................... 27
HP driver disc ..................................................................................................................................... 27
Installing with the HP Red Hat Linux driver media ........................................................................... 27
Setting up SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) .............................................................................................. 27
Installing SLED with the HP driver disc ............................................................................................. 28
Setting up Ubuntu ................................................................................................................................................ 28
Using the HP driver disc .................................................................................................................... 28
Proprietary graphics drivers ................................................................................................................................ 28
6 Updating the computer ................................................................................................................................ 29
Updating the computer after rst boot ............................................................................................................... 29
Updating the BIOS ................................................................................................................................................ 29
Determining the current BIOS version .............................................................................................. 29
Upgrading BIOS .................................................................................................................................. 29
Upgrading device drivers ..................................................................................................................................... 30
7 Maintenance, diagnostics, and minor troubleshooting .................................................................................... 31
Turning o the computer ..................................................................................................................................... 31
If you encounter issues ........................................................................................................................................ 31
For more information ........................................................................................................................ 31
Visual inspection ............................................................................................................................... 32
At startup ........................................................................................................................ 32
During operation ............................................................................................................. 32
Customer Self Repair ...................................................................................................... 33
Blink or beep codes: interpreting POST diagnostic LEDs and audible codes ................................... 33
Basic troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................... 33
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HP Z6 G4 Specifications

General

Tcase	76 °C
Stepping	M0
Processor cache	16.5 MB
Processor cores	12
Processor model	4116
System bus rate	- GT/s
Processor socket	LGA 3647 (Socket P)
Processor threads	24
Processor codename	Skylake
Processor frequency	2.1 GHz
Processor cache type	L3
Processor lithography	14 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Processor boost frequency	3 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	Yes
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 W
Number of processors installed	1
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	48
Memory types supported by processor	DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processor	2400 MHz
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	768 GB
On-board graphics card model	-
Memory slots	12x DIMM
Internal memory	16 GB
Memory channels	Hexa-channel
Memory clock speed	2666 MHz
Maximum internal memory	384 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)	2 x 8 GB
Wi-Fi	No
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
SSD capacity	The Solid State Drive's storage capacity in Gigabytes.
Storage media	SSD
Optical drive type	DVD Super Multi
Total storage capacity	512 GB
Power supply	1000 W
PS/2 ports quantity	2
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	10
Product color	Black
Country of origin	China
Product type	Workstation
Scalability	2S
Processor code	SR3HQ
Processor ARK ID	120481
Intel TSX-NI version	1.00
Processor package size	76.0 x 56.5 mm
Supported instruction sets	AVX, AVX 2.0, AVX-512, SSE4.2

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	465 mm
Width	169 mm
Height	445 mm
Weight	13100 g