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6.) Required system BIOS settings for AVID environments:
Hyper-Threading Setting:
Please Note: CPU Hyper-threading should be enabled. It is currently enabled by default by HP
Z440 Required system BIOS settings:
1. Verify CPU Processors are set to Hyper-Threading
Z440 Optional system BIOS settings**
** Only required if the User is experiencing recognition, operational or audio “popping” when using a USB
audio I/O device (such as an Mbox or 3rd party USB audio device). These settings will resolve any of these
issues which might be experienced with USB audio I/O devices.
1. Set Runtime Power Management - Disable
2. Set Idle Power Savings - Normal
3. Set Intel Turbo Mode –Disable
Set Z440 Required system BIOS settings:
- During boot up press F10 at the HP splash screen to invoke Set Up.
- Select the Advanced tab
- Select Performance Options
- Verify Intel Hyper-Threading setting is Enable
If Hyper-Threading is set for Disable then it must be changed to Enable
- Return to the Main screen
- Select “Save Changes and Exit”
- When prompted to “Save Changes?” , select “Yes”
- System will reboot
Set Z440 Optional system BIOS settings: **Only required if connecting USB audio I/O devices and experiencing any of
the issues described above..
- Select Advanced Power Options
- 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
- Return to the Main screen
- Select the Power tab
- Select Hardware Power Management
- Select Turbo Mode (This setting might not appear once the Runtime Power Management setting has
been disabled. This is o.k. and means Turbo Mode has been disabled).
- Default setting is Enable
Change this setting from Enable to Disable
- Select “Save Changes and Exit”
- When prompted to “Save Changes?” , select “Yes”
- System will reboot
