Avid Technology HP Z800 User Manual

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Avid Configuration Guidelines  
HP Z800 Dual Quad-Core CPU Workstation 
Symphony / Media Composer / Newscutter 
 
 
 
1.)  HP Z800 AVID Qualified System Specification:  
 
Microsoft® Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition (SP1 / SP2)  
Dual Intel® Quad-Core Xeon® 5570 Processors @ 2.93GHz   8MB cache / 1333MHz memory 
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 1.5GB PCI-e video board 
320GB SATA-II 3Gb/s 7200RPM Hard Disk Drive  
Standard AVID memory configuration:  6GB (6 x 1GB) DDR3 1333 ECC memory –  
 
      (Requires six 1GB DIMMs, 
DIMM sizes cannot be mixed sizes
 
      1GB memory modules must be installed in the following memory slots: 
  CPU0-DIMM1, 
CPU0-DIMM3, 
CPU0-DIMM5 
  
 
CPU1-DIMM1, CPU1-DIMM3, CPU1-DIMM5 
 
 
      Optional 12GB memory configuration 
Optional AVID memory configuration:  12GB (6 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 ECC memory –  
 
      (Requires six 2GB DIMMs, 
DIMM sizes cannot be mixed sizes
 
      2GB memory modules must be installed in the following memory slots: 
  CPU0-DIMM1, 
CPU0-DIMM3, 
CPU0-DIMM5 
  
 
CPU1-DIMM1, CPU1-DIMM3, CPU1-DIMM5 
 
 
 
      
Memory configuration constraints 
No other memory configurations are allowed in AVID environments.  Only the 6GB (6 x 1GB) and 12GB (6 
x 2GB) configurations are supported.  Memory configurations which mix and match memory module sizes 
and locations will result in a poor performing, non-optimal operating environment.
 
 
 
   
2.)  Qualified Operating System for Avid Client Editing Applications and Hardware on the HP Z800:  
Supported: Microsoft® Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition (SP1 / SP2)  
Supported: Microsoft® Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition (SP1 / SP2)  
Not Supported - Microsoft® Windows XP (any version)  
Not Supported - Microsoft® Windows Vista 32-bit (any version)  
 
 
 
3.)  Qualified Avid Editing Applications and Hardware Supported on the HP Z800 workstation: 
 
 
1.)  Avid Symphony ver 3.5.4 or later  
Supports Nitris DX  
2.)  Avid Media Composer ver 3.5.4 or later  
Supports Mojo DX, Nitris DX, 1394 Mojo-SDI or software only  
3.)  Avid Newscutter ver 7.5.4 or later  
Supports Mojo DX, Nitris DX, 1394 Mojo-SDI or software only 
 
 
 
 
Page 1 of 9                             Joe Conforti
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