QuickSpecs

QuickSpecs
HP Z640 Workstation
System Technical Specifications
c04400040 — DA – 15080 Worldwide — Version 4 — February 1, 2015
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Thermal Alert
Monitors the temperature state within the chassis. Three modes:
 NORMAL - normal temperature ranges.
 ALERTED - excessive temperatures are detected. Raises a flag so action can be taken to avoid
shutdown or provide for a smoother system shutdown.
 SHUTDOWN - excessive temperatures are encountered. Automatically shuts down the
computer without warning before hardware component damage occurs.
Remote ROM Flash
Provides secure, fail-safe ROM image management from a central network console
ACPI (Advanced
Configuration and Power
Management Interface)
Allows the system to enter and resume from low power modes (sleep states).
Enables an operating system to control system power consumption based on the dynamic workload.
Makes it possible to place individual cards and peripherals in a low-power or powered-off state without
affecting other elements of the system.
Supports ACPI 2.0 for full compatibility with 64-bit operating systems.
Ownership Tag
A user-defined string stored in non-volatile memory that is displayed in the BIOS splash screen
Remote Wakeup/Remote
Shutdown
System administrators can power on, restart, and power off a client computer from a remote location
Instantly Available PC
(Suspend to RAM - ACPI
sleep state S3)
Allows for very low power consumption with quick resume time
Remote System
Installation via F12 (PXE
2.1) (Remote Boot from
Server)
Allows a new or existing system to boot over the network and download software, including the
operating system
ROM revision levels
Reports the system BIOS revision level in Computer Configuration Utility (F10 Setup). Version is
available through an industry standard interface (SMBIOS) so that management SW applications can
use and report this information.
System board revision
level
Allows management SW to read revision level of the system board
Revision level is digitally encoded into the HW and cannot be modified
Start-up Diagnostics
(Power-on Self-Test)
Assesses system health at boot time with selectable levels of testing
Auto Setup when new
hardware installed
System automatically detects the addition of new hardware
Keyboard-less Operation
The system can be booted without a keyboard
Localized ROM Setup
Common BIOS image supports System Configuration Utility (F10 Setup) menus in 12 languages with
local keyboard mappings
Asset Tag
Allows the user or MIS to set a unique tag string in non-volatile memory