Hp z440 Workstation Technical Guide
Hp z440 Workstation Technical Guide
HP Z440
Workstation
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Security
HP understands the importance of system and component security and has incorporated several security features into
the HP Z440 Workstation. The side access panel includes: the HP BPC Security Lock mounting feature, a security slot,
and a padlock loop—allowing customers to select the right level of security. In addition, a system intrusion switch and a
remote/centrally controlled solenoid lock are available as optional accessories.
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With two internal storage bays and two standard 5.25” external device bays—the HP Z440 delivers flexibility for storage
and accessory options. The internal storage bays feature tool-free drive trays which have been designed to minimize
drive vibration, ensuring silent operation. The drive trays are compatible with industry standard 3.5” storage devices,
and can be easily adapted to accept the smaller 2.5” form-factor. The HP Z440 also provides tool-free accessibility to
the external device bays, expanding storage capabilities or attaching additional I/O can be easily completed in just a few
steps.
While low acoustics, thermal management, expandability, and performance are all high priorities—it is essential that
the system reliably withstands extreme conditions and workloads. Rigorous climatic and dynamic testing help ensure
that HP Workstations are highly reliable in a wide variety of demanding conditions, while delivering uncompromising
performance.
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System architecture
The HP Z440 Workstation also supports the latest Intel® Xeon E5-1600v4 and E5-2600v4 (Broadwell, 14nm) processor family.
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Memory technology
The HP Z440 Workstation introduces support for DDR4 2400 MHz Registered DIMMs. The speed that the memory runs
is determined by the processors and is limited to 2400 MHz for the Intel® Broadwell processor generation. The HP Z440
enables a total system memory size up to 128 GB.2 Channel interleaving is supported and dynamic power saving is
enabled.
Thunderbolt™ 23 technology
The HP Z440 Workstation provides Thunderbolt™ 2 technology via the optional HP Thunderbolt™ 2 PCIe 1-port I/O card.
The HP Thunderbolt™ 2 PCIe 1-port I/O Card uses the Intel® DSL5520 Thunderbolt™ 2 controller and provides a single
Thunderbolt™ 2 port.
For more information on Thunderbolt™ 2 technology, benefits and installation, please refer to the “Resources, contacts,
or additional links” section at the end of this document.
Regardless of the processor configuration, the HP Z440 provides two PCIe3 x16, one PCIe3 x8, one PCIe2 x4, and one
PCIe2 x1 dedicated electrical slots. All slots match the mechanical lengths to their electrical lengths and are open ended.
In addition, the HP Z440 also maintains a single PCI slot that is derived from a PCIe to PCI Bridge that brings the total
number of I/O slots to 6.
The HP Z440 provides an internal 1-port USB3.0 connector and an internal 2-port USB2.0 header.
Storage
The C612 chipset supports two SATA AHCI controllers, sSATA and SATA. The sSATA controller supports four 6 GB/s ports
and RAID modes 0, 1, 10 and 5. The SATA controller supports two 6 GB/s ports and RAID modes 0 and 1. Ports from both
controllers can be routed to the rear panel with an eSATA bulkhead option. Note that it is not possible to RAID across the
two SATA controllers.
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The optional HP Z Turbo Drive featuring a PCIe connected SSD is supported on this platform and provides performance
levels greater than 1 GB/s. Up to two HP Z Turbo Drives can be configured in the factory. Data RAID is supported through
Microsoft Windows Disk Manager.
External I/O
On the front I/O area, the HP Z440 provides four USB 3.0 ports (the top-most supports battery charging), combo headset
and separate microphone connections.
In the rear I/O area, the HP Z440 provides four USB 3.0 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, one gigabit ethernet LAN port, audio
Line-In, audio Line-Out, and PS/2. Additional rear I/O ports can be added via PCIe add-in cards.
Graphics
The HP Z440 Workstation will support up to a single 300 W graphics card or two 150 W graphics cards when equipped
with the 700 W power supply. When using the optional 525 W power supply a single 75 W graphics card is supported.
Other features
• 700 W power supply, 90% efficient
• Optional 525 W power supply, 85% efficient
• Rear panel power on/off switch and LED for easier rack maintenance
• ENERGY STAR® qualified configurations, China’s Energy Conservation Program (CECP) configurations, European Union’s
ErP LOT6 2013 power limit of 0.5 W in off mode
• Intel® vPro™4 manageability with support both for DASH and Intel® AMT (Advanced Manageability Technology) on all
the Xeon® processors. IT managers now have increased flexibility in optimizing their Enterprise manageability strategy
across HP’s Commercial Notebooks, Desktops, and Workstations
HP Z440 HP Z420
Operating System Windows 10 Professional 64-bit5 Windows 8 Professional 64-bit5
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit5 Windows 7 Professional 64-bit5
Windows 7 Professional 32-bit5
Processors Intel® Xeon® E5-2600v3/v4 Intel® Xeon® E5-2600v2
Intel® Xeon® E5-1600v3/v4
New instruction set AVX2 AVX
AES-NI AES
Memory technology DDR4: Registered DIMMs DDR3: Unbuffered ECC DIMMs
Up to 2400 MHz Up to 1866 MHz
USB enhancement USB charging port on top-most front port N/A
USB 3.0 ports 4 Rear, 4 Front, 1 Internal 2 Rear, 2 Front, 0 Internal
Manageability Intel® ME9.1/AMT9.1, Intel® vPro Intel® ME8.1/AMT8.1, Intel® vPro
Power supply 700 W, 90% efficient 600 W, 90% efficient
Optional 525W, 85% efficient
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Clock Speed Cache Memory Hyper- Featuring Intel® Intel® Turbo Boost TDP (W)
Names Cores (GHz) (MB) Speed (MT/s) Threading vPro™ Technology Technology*
Intel® Xeon® 4 3.5 15 2400 YES YES 1, 2 135
E5-2637 v4 processor
Intel® Xeon® 4 2.6 10 2133 YES YES 2, 6 85
E5-2623 v4 processor
NOTE: Although the Intel® Xeon E5-2600 processor family supports dual processors, the HP Z440 Workstation does
not support dual processor configurations
PCIe3 x16
PCIe3 x16
sSATA
PCIe3 x8 PCIe2 x4
Intel
PCIe2 x1
C612
PCI
Bridge PCI
SATA
Intel
LAN
USB3 USB3
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See Figure 1 in previous section for the HP Z440 Workstation Block Diagram
PCI-Express performance
The HP Z440 integrates PCIe 3.0 controllers within the processor, DMA caching in the CPU, an integrated 4-channel
memory controller and PCIe 3.0 speeds. This produces excellent performance in I/O bandwidth and latency.
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Gen 1.0 Gen 2.0 Gen 3.0
Slot 2 PCIe3 x16 Retention latch, full height, full length (with extender)
Slot 3 PCIe2 x4 Open ended, full height, full length (with extender)
CPU
Slot 4 PCIe3 x8 Open ended, full height, full length (with extender)
Slot 5 PCIe3 x16 Retention latch, full height, full length (with extender)
Slot 6 PCI32 32-bit/33 MHz, full height, full length (with extender)
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1. Place Graphics and GPU cards first, following the slot order listed in Table 3.
2. Place I/O cards next, from highest bandwidth to lowest, following the slot order listed in Table 3. This is the optimal
load order for most applications.
3. If PCIe 2.0 I/O cards fail to train at full Gen2 speeds (5 GB/s) in Gen3 slots, then try slot 1 or slot 3 which only trains up to
PCIe Gen2.
4. Additional I/O bandwidth refinements may be possible. If necessary, refer to the tips on following page.
Additional tips
• For applications doing direct bus Peer-to-Peer transfers between cards, load the corresponding cards in slots located
behind the CPU. For instance, load cards in slots 2, 4 and 5
• For very high bandwidth applications, select CPU model with the highest performance
• Make sure all I/O cards are loaded in slots that have a PCI-Express Lane Width at least as wide as the card (see Table 3)
• For cards that are latency sensitive, load these cards in CPU slots
• Ensure Idle Power Savings BIOS setting is set to Normal (BIOS setup menu > Power > OS Power
Management > Idle Power Savings = Normal)
• Use the latest BIOS version available on hp.com
• Check for updates in the latest performance optimization white papers (back page)
• If a configuration has both a double-wide graphics card and a Thunderbolt™ 23 card, move the double-wide graphics
card from slot 2 to slot 5
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The HP Z440 Workstation includes a 2 port, 6 GB/s Intel® SATA RAID controller
(SATA) and a secondary 4 port, 6 GB/s Intel® SATA RAID controller (sSATA).
Storage features
Controller interfaces and supported drive types
The controllers support the following drive types and max link speeds:
Controller Number of ports Max link speed Interface type Drives supported*
SATA 2 6 GB/s SATA SSD, SED, HDD, and ODD
sSATA 4 6 GB/s SATA SSD, SED, HDD, and ODD
* Some encryption software used with SED drives requires that SATA emulation mode be set to AHCI.
RAID Levels
The RAID levels supported are shown in the table below:
The OROM or UEFI driver is not available when the SATA or sSATA controllers are set to AHCI.
When the Option ROM Launch Policy is set to All Legacy, the SATA and sSATA OROM will only display at power on if
there are two or more RAID capable devices attached to the controller, or a single device is attached that contains RAID
metadata. In the later case, the OROM will show that the RAID is failed or degraded.
When the Option ROM Launch Policy is set to UEFI, the legacy OROM will not display and management of RAID can be
performed in 3rd Party Option ROM Management from the BIOS Startup Menu.
Controller Enable/Disable
The SATA, sSATA, and SAS controllers can be Disabled or Enabled individually from the BIOS menu under Advanced >
Device Configurations. Select Enable or Disable from the pull down menu for the controller that you would like to
Enable or Disable.
Per port Enable/Disable of SATA ports [SATA and sSATA controllers only]
Individual SATA and sSATA ports can be Disabled or Enabled individually from the BIOS menu under Advanced >
Device Configurations. Select Enable or Disable from the pull down menu for the Port that you would like to
Enable or Disable.
Ports can be configured individually as eSATA in the BIOS under Advanced > Device Configurations > eSATA
Port n under the SATA or sSATA controller. When a port is designated as eSATA, the port link speed may be limited to 3
GB/s.
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An option to eject the drive will be available from the Windows Taskbar Safely Remove Hardware and
Eject Media applet. Disks included in a RAID array will not be visible in the Eject applet. The current OS disk may be
visible in the Eject applet but cannot be ejected. External drives can be hot plugged if the drive is compatible with hot
plugging.
Hot plug or Hot unplug and surprise removal/insertion of internal drives is not recommended.
• RAID1 (Default; ACHI + RAID capability with greatest flexibility for most users)
• AHCI (Required when using SEDs)
• IDE (Legacy mode, limited functionality–Not recommended)
RAID+AHCI
RAID+AHCI provides all of the benefits of AHCI with the added flexibility of RAID for configurations needing performance
or data redundancy. Even if you don’t use RAID today, setting the SATA mode to RAID (RAID+AHCI) makes your system
RAID ready for the future. RAID (RAID+AHCI) is the preferred mode and default storage configuration SATA mode set in HP
Workstation BIOS.
AHCI provides many benefits over the legacy IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) hard drive interface. Some of the benefits include:
• Elimination of master/slave handling
• Native Command Queuing (NCQ) that allows a SATA device to internally optimize the order of command execution for
increased performance
• TRIM command support for SSDs which keeps track of files that have been deleted but not erased on the drive. This
improves performance of the drive and helps extend the life of the SSD by preventing unnecessary writes
RAID0 – Creates a single volume that has data striped across two or more drives on the same controller. The size of the
volume is based on the size of the smallest capacity drive times the number of drives in the RAID0 configuration. RAID0
is typically used to improve performance or create a larger volume from smaller drives. There is no data redundancy or
parity in a RAID0 configuration.
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RAID1 – Creates a single volume that is a mirror image of identical data on two physical drives on the same controller.
The size of the mirror is limited by the smallest drive used in the RAID1 configuration. This configuration provides data
redundancy protection against a single drive failure, does not use parity, and does not improve performance. If a drive
fails, the drive can be replaced by a drive of the same capacity or larger capacity to rebuild the RAID array.
RAID5 – [sSATA controller only] Creates a single volume from three or more physical drives on the same controller. RAID5
uses striping with parity data in distributed blocks across all member disks. A RAID5 volume is tolerant of a single disk
failure. RAID5 has performance attributes similar to a RAID0 and reliability of RAID1, however parity calculations can
reduce the performance relative to a RAID0.
RAID10 – [sSATA controller only] Creates a mirror of pairs of drives, and then stripes the data on the mirrored pairs.
A RAID10 must contain two or more drive pairs, with a four drive minimum. A RAID10 is fault tolerant to one drive per
mirrored pair.
To access the OROM, press Ctrl-I as soon as you see Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise–<controller name>
Option ROM, where controller name is the name of the controller (either SATA or sSATA) where you want to set up the
RAID array.
The OROM will only display at power on if there are two or more RAID capable devices attached to the controller, or a
single device is attached that contains RAID metadata. In the later case, the OROM will show that the RAID is failed or
degraded.
Once in the OROM, you can Create RAID Volumes, Delete RAID Volumes, Reset Disks to Non-RAID, or Exit. The keys
available for use are listed at the bottom of the screen.
Example: RAID volume creation on the SATA or sSATA controllers through OROM.
a. Use the Up/Down arrows to navigate to “1. Create RAID Volume” if not already selected.
b. Enter the desired volume name and press Tab or Enter.
c. Use the Up/Down arrows to scroll through available RAID levels. A description of the level will appear in the “HELP”
box. Select the desired RAID level and press Tab or Enter.
d. Press Enter to open the “SELECT DISKS” window.
e. Use the Up/Down arrows to highlight a desired disk and press Space to select the disk. Press Enter after you have
selected all of the disks that you want to be included in the RAID.
f. If you are creating a RAID array that is striped, you can use the Up/Down arrows to change strip size if desired. Press
Enter when done.
g. Capacity will be automatically calculated for you based on the RAID type. The capacity shown may be around 95%
of the actual available capacity. In a mirrored array, the reserved space helps to ensure that a failed drive can be
replaced with another drive of the same listed capacity even if the actual capacity is slightly less than the listed
capacity. Press Enter to accept the default capacity.
h. Press Enter to create the volume.
Similarly a user can Delete RAID volumes or reset disks to Non-RAID status by following the on screen prompts and using
the keys listed at the bottom of each screen.
2. RAID creation using the UEFI driver within 3rd Party Option ROM Management in BIOS setup
In order to create RAID arrays using the UEFI driver within 3rd Party Option ROM Management in the BIOS, the Option
ROM Launch Policy in BIOS must be set to All UEFI or All UEFI Except Video. This can be changed in BIOS Setup under
Advanced > Option ROM Launch Policy.
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The UEFI driver interface can be reached in BIOS in the following ways:
• Press Esc when powering up the system to enter the BIOS Startup Menu and select 3rd Party Option ROM Management.
This will take you directly to the Drivers screen where you can select the controller that you want to configure RAID on. If
a controller does not have devices attached, it will not show up in the menu
• Press F3 when powering up the system to enter the Drivers screen directly
• Press F10 when powering up the system to enter BIOS Setup, navigate to UEFI Drivers and select 3rd Part Option ROM
Management. This will cause the system to reboot and directly enter the Drivers screen
Use the Up/Down arrows to select the Intel® RSTe SATA Controller or Intel® RSTe sSATA Controller where your drives are
connected. From here you can create a new RAID volume or view existing configurations.
Example: RAID volume creation on SATA or sSATA controllers using the UEFI Driver interface.
a. Use the Up/Down arrows to select Create RAID Volume and press Enter.
b. Use the Up/Down arrows to select Name and press Enter to pop up a box for editing the volume name. Change the
name if desired and press Enter to close the edit box.
c. Use the Up/Down arrows to select RAID Level and press Enter to show available RAID levels. Use the Up/Down
arrows to select the desired RAID level and press Enter to accept.
d. Use the Up/Down arrows to navigate to “< >” behind the drives you want to include in the array. Press Enter to open
a selection box and use Up/Down arrows to change from blank to “X”. Press Enter to accept. Continue selecting
drives until you have selected all of the drives that you want to include in the RAID array.
e. Arrays that use striping, will have an option to select strip size. You can accept the default by navigating past it or
press Enter and make a selection.
f. Leave the capacity as default
g. Use the Up/Down arrows to select Create Volume and press Enter to create the array. This will take you back to the
main screen for the current controller where you can create an additional RAID array (up to 2 arrays) or view already
created arrays.
The utilities are specific to a particular driver version and are available with the driver package downloadable from
hp.com.
DOS Shell
• RCfgSata.exe (For the SATA controller)
• RCfgsSata.exe (For the sSATA controller)
EFI Shell
• RCfgSata.efi (For the SATA controller)
• RCfgsSata.efi (For the sSATA controller)
For the latest commands use “/?” option when executing the command.
Example:
Results in:
RCfgSata.exe [/?] [/Y] [/Q] [/C:vol _ name] [/SS:strip _ size] [/L:raid _ level]
[/S:vol _ size] [/DS:disk _ id] [/D:vol _ name] [/X] [/I] [/P] [/U] [/ST] [/V]
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/Y Suppress any user input. Used with options /C, /D, & /X.
/L Specify RAID Level (0, 1, 10, or 5). Only valid with /C.
/X Remove all metadata from all disks. Use with /DS to delete metadata from selected disks.
/U Do not delete the partition table. Only valid with /C on RAID 1 volumes.
See the RSTe CLI Specification included with the RSTCLI for specific usage instructions.
5. RAID creation from within the OS using the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise GUI.
The RSTe GUI provides an easy method for creating RAID arrays. The RSTe GUI is pre-installed on systems shipped from
the factory, and can also be installed from the latest driver package available on hp.com.
Launch Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise GUI by navigating to it from the start menu, or press the Windows
key and then start typing “Intel®” in the Box that appears. A short list should appear that contains “Intel® Rapid Storage
Technology enterprise”. Click this item with the mouse to launch the GUI.
Click the “Create Volume…” button to start the guided RAID array creation process. Additional help is available on each
page of RAID creation process by clicking on “More help on this page” at the lower right corner of each page. A balloon
with a question mark inside will be displayed if help or suggestions are available for a specific topic. Click on the balloon to
display the help on the item in a new page.
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Performance considerations
Power settings
The default “Balanced” and “Power Saver” plans in Windows Power Options may result in power management settings
that may adversely affect performance of your applications. If the workstation is being used for a high demand
application, consider choosing the “High performance” power plan or choose custom settings that better fit your use
model.
Create a backup of your data before attempting to change any storage related settings.
DEFAULT: Enabled
Improves performance by enabling write caching on the disk; however, a loss of power may result in loss of data that
has not been committed to the storage media.
DEFAULT: Enabled
When enabled, Windows will periodically instruct the storage device to commit data in the devices cache to the non-
volatile storage media. These periodic commands result in decreased overall system performance.
NOTE: If Windows write-cache buffer flushing is enabled, Intel® RSTe write-back cache is disabled. To enable write-back
cache on volumes, you must disable Windows write-cache buffer flushing.
A user can choose to disable Windows write-cache buffer flushing to restore system performance, allowing the Intel®
RSTe driver to handle all write-cache buffer flushing.
Intel® RSTe write-back cache [for RAID volumes] (Intel® RSTe GUI, Volume Properties)
DEFAULT: Disabled
When enabled the read and write performance of a RAID or recovery volume is improved. In write-back cache mode,
the RAID controller acknowledges write I/O requests immediately after the data loads into the controller cache. The
application can continue working without waiting for the data to be physically written to the hard drives.
Enabling Intel® RSTe write-back cache will enable Write caching on the device if not already enabled and will disable
Windows write-cache buffer flushing.
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NOTE: See Memory Technology White Paper for more memory module technical information.
Platform capabilities
Maximum capacity: 128 GB
HP Z440 has a total of 8 memory sockets
• 4 channels with 2 sockets per channel
Speed
• 2400 MHz, 2133 MHz, 1866 MHz and 1600 MHz memory speeds are supported in this platform.
• Memory will operate at the speed of the slowest rated installed processor or DIMM.
Dynamic power saving is enabled
Memory features
ECC is supported on all of our supported DIMMs
• Single-bit errors are automatically corrected
• Multi-bit errors are detected and will cause the system to immediately reboot and halt with an F1 prompt error message
• Non-ECC memory does not detect or correct single-bit or multi-bit errors which can cause instability, or corruption of
data, in the platform. See Memory Technology White Paper for more information
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Optimize Performance
Generally, maximum memory performance is achieved by evenly distributing total desired memory capacity across all
operational channels. Proper individual DIMM capacity selection is essential to maximizing performance. Refer to Optimal
configurations table below for more information.
Table 4. Optimal configurations for HP Z440 (Note: The following table does not include all available orderable configurations)
CPU0
Notes DIMM1 DIMM2 DIMM3 DIMM4 DIMM5 DIMM6 DIMM7 DIMM8 Rating
4 GB * 4 GB Fair
8 GB 4 GB 4 GB Good
8 GB Fair
12 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB Better
16 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB Best
8 GB 8 GB 8 GB Good
32 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB Best
8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB Best
16 GB 16 GB Good
48 GB ~ 8 GB 4 GB 8 GB 4 GB 4 GB 8 GB 8 GB 4 GB Best
64 GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB Best
16 GB 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB Best
96 GB ~ 16 GB 8 GB 16 GB 8 GB 8 GB 16 GB 8 GB 16 GB Best
128 GB 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB Best
* Maximum memory capacities assume Windows 64-bit operating systems or Linux. With Windows 32-bit operating systems, memory above 3 GB
may not all be available due to system resource requirements.
Loading Rules
• Load the memory modules in order of size, starting with the largest module and finishing with the smallest module
• Each channel includes two DIMM sockets; black and white connector pairs represent a channel. The DIMMs should be
loaded first in the black sockets and then in the white sockets. The DIMMs should be loaded starting with the DIMM
furthest from the CPU, with the first DIMM loaded in the socket on the right side of the system and alternate sides of
the CPU
• See figure below for loading order
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This section describes the new features of the HP firmware (BIOS) installed on
the HP Z440 Workstation. Additional information is available in the Maintenance
and Service Guide for this workstation.
New BIOS core
The HP Z440, Z640, and Z840 Workstations all share the same BIOS image, for which the family name is M60. The M60
BIOS is the first to use a new common core that will be shared with HP Commercial Desktops and Notebooks.
Compatibility
The M60 BIOS implements UEFI 2.4, Platform Initialization (PI) 1.3, ACPI 5.0, and SMBIOS 3.0.
The M60 BIOS is capable of running both UEFI and legacy operating systems (what the UEFI Forum calls “class 2
firmware”), without reconfiguration to switch from one to the other. However, when Secure Boot is enabled, only UEFI
operating systems that comply with Secure Boot can be launched.
The tools will be available via SoftPaqs from hp.com under the HP Z440 Workstation support page.
System Diagnostics
System IDs
Replicated Setup
Language Options
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Computer Setup is available in 14 languages: English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Danish,
Finnish, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, simplified Chinese, and traditional Chinese. The keyboard layout can now be
configured independently of the language.
Boot modes
The M60 BIOS has separate grouped enable settings for UEFI boot options and legacy boot options.
Legacy support and Secure Boot are now combined in a single setting, in the Advanced menu.
The option ROM launch policy has also been combined in a single setting, with the following options: “all UEFI”, “all
legacy”, and “all UEFI except video”. The last option is useful for running Windows 7 in UEFI mode.
NVMe support
The M60 BIOS natively supports booting from NVM Express (NVMe), which allows PCI-Express-based Solid-State Drives
(SSDs). NVMe provides greatly improved performance compared to AHCI, the interface used by SATA drives.
Details on network BIOS update are available in appendix B of the technical white paper called “HP Business Notebook
and Desktop PC F10 Setup overview”, available at h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA5-2078ENW.pdf.
Security defaults
Security settings have a separate default, accessed from the BIOS GUI under the Security menu.
The M60 BIOS also supports System Manufacturing Commands (SMC), which can be used to modify settings normally
accessible at the factory. SMCs can only run on predetermined units for predetermined purposes and are digitally signed
to prevent from tampering. There is a Computer Setup option to disable SMCs.
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1 This product is low-halogen except for power cords, external cables and peripherals. The following customer-configurable internal components may
not be low-halogen: 3 ½” SAS HDDs and LSI 9217-4i4e SAS ROC RAID Card. Service parts obtained after purchase may not be low-halogen.
2 Maximum memory capacities assume Windows 64-bit operating systems or Linux. With Windows 32-bit operating systems, memory above 3 GB may
not all be available due to system resource requirements.
3 Thunderbolt™ is new technology. Thunderbolt™ cable and Thunderbolt™ device (sold separately) must be compatible with Windows. To determine
whether your device is Thunderbolt™ Certified for Windows, see thunderbolttechnology.net/products.
4 Some vPro functionality, such as Intel® Active management technology and Intel® Virtualization technology, requires additional 3rd party software in
order to run. Availability of future “virtual appliances” applications for Intel® vPro technology is dependent on 3rd party software providers. Microsoft
Windows required.
5 Not all features are available in all editions or versions of Windows. Systems may require upgraded and/or separately purchased hardware, drivers
and/or software to take full advantage of Windows functionality. See microsoft.com.
6 SATA hardware RAID is not supported on Linux systems. The Linux kernel, with built-in software RAID, provides excellent functionality and
performance. It is a good alternative to hardware-based RAID. Please visit h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00060684/
c00060684.pdf for RAID capabilities with Linux.
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