
Page 10 of 22 Joe Conforti – Avid Technology – Aug 8th, 2014
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B.) Required system BIOS settings for AVID environments:
Note: The HP Thunderbolt I/O HBA and the HP Z Turbo Drive require minimum BIOS ver 3.69 or later
Hyper-Threading Setting:
Please Note: CPU Hyper-threading should be enabled in all configurations per the chart below. It is
currently enabled by default by HP
Z820 Required system BIOS changes:
1. Verify CPU Processors are set to Hyper-Threading – Set per chart above.
2. Set Memory NUMA – Disable
3. Set Runtime Power Management - Disable
4. Set Idle Power Savings - Normal
Z820 Optional system BIOS change:
1. Set Intel Turbo Mode** – Disable
** Only required if connecting USB audio I/O devices. This setting will eliminate any audio
“motor-boating” or audio “popping” which may be experienced with USB audio I/O devices.
Set Z820 Required system BIOS changes:
- During boot up press F10 at the HP splash screen to invoke Set Up.
- Select the Advanced tab
- Select Device Options <Enter>
- Select Hyper-Threading
- Verify setting is Enable
If Hyper-Threading is set for Disable then it must be changed to Enable
- Hi F10 to save the Hyper-Threading setting
- Select the Power tab
- Select OS Power Management <return>
- Select Runtime Power Management
- Default setting is Enable
Change this setting from Enable to Disable
- Select Idle Power Savings
- Default setting is Extended
Change this setting from Extended to Normal
- Hi F10 to save the Runtime Power Management and Idle Power Savings settings
Media Composer v5.5.x , v6.x , v7.x
Symphony v5.5.x , v6.x , v7.x
NewsCutter v9.5.x , v10.x , v11.x
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