{"id":18996,"date":"2020-06-11T16:43:26","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T21:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jasminedirectory.com\/blog\/?p=18996"},"modified":"2023-09-25T17:43:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T22:43:27","slug":"hp-z800-with-dual-intel-xeon-5690-4xraid0-ssd-and-nvme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasminedirectory.com\/blog\/hp-z800-with-dual-intel-xeon-5690-4xraid0-ssd-and-nvme\/","title":{"rendered":"HP Z800 with dual Intel Xeon 5690, 4xRaid0 SSD and NVME"},"content":{"rendered":"

About ten years ago I purchased a HP Z800 Workstation, mainly for my Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom needs. Back then, it was a great deal having a dual CPU Workstation. I think I’ve used the Z800 for 3-4 years and in all that time never let me down. No HDD problems, no CPU or RAM issues. After that, I migrated to Intel 3, 5, 7, 9 series CPUs. Never been an AMD fan, mainly because of the heat and the noise, which I hate when I’m working. And, somehow, Intel based CPUs, in my opinion, are more stable (at least for my needs).<\/p>\n

So, my old Z800 was deposited for years, however, in 2019 I transformed it into a NAS and a CentOS based WHM for some server testing purposes. My SAS hard drives were refurbished, and for some reason one of them failed and, to be completely honest, I salvaged the 48GB of DDR3 and some other components and I just threw away my old Z800. Another contributing factor was that my old Z800’s motherboard was v2 and I couldn’t use a pair of X5690. So I was hunting a version 3 motherboard, which supports the X5690s<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"X6580<\/p>\n

On eBay the prices for the 460838-003 (v3 HP Workstation Z800 Motherboard) vary between $200-$300 and I was somehow reluctant.<\/p>\n

Anyway, two weeks ago I found a system with the 460838-003, the 1100W PSU, casis, cables. For about $120. I’ve ordered it instantly. This is it:<\/p>\n

\"Frontal
Frontal image of Z800 by HP (detail)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The
The HP Z800 modular interior case<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The
The HP Z800 exterior aluminium case<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Frontal
Frontal image of Z800 by HP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"HP
HP Z800 back side<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first thing I’ve checked after installing the pair of X5690 (I’ll get later to that) was the BIOS version, which needs to be 03.61. The previous version of BIOS on my new Z800 Workstation was 03.54, however, I’ve updated it from the official software and drivers forHP Z800 Workstation<\/a> center.<\/p>\n

Opening the Z800 case:<\/h2>\n

\"Z800<\/p>\n

\"After<\/p>\n

\"After<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

\"All<\/p>\n

\"HP<\/p>\n

\"HP
HP Z800 BIOS 03.61<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A few images with the Z800 slots:<\/h2>\n

\"SATA<\/p>\n

\"SATA<\/p>\n

\"SAS<\/p>\n

\"Z800<\/p>\n

\"Z800<\/p>\n

Intel Xeon 5690 installation process:<\/h2>\n

\"Z800<\/p>\n

\"Deep<\/p>\n

\"Applying<\/p>\n

\"Applying<\/p>\n

\"Intel<\/p>\n

\"two<\/p>\n

\"You'll<\/p>\n

\"This<\/p>\n

It’s worth mentioning that Z800 DOES NOT officially support NVME SSDs. There are some workarounds, but I’m not a big fan for injecting codes into the boot menu.<\/p>\n

USB 3.0 on HP Z800 Workstation<\/h2>\n

Since the HP Z800 has only USB 2.0 ports, I’ve added a PCIE USB3.0 adapter as well.<\/p>\n

\"PCIE
PCIE USB3.0 adapter Z800<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"PCIE
PCIE USB3.0 adapter Z800<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"PCIE
PCIE USB3.0 adapter Z800<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Extras<\/h2>\n
\"Nvidia
Nvidia GTX 1050 TI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Nvidia
Nvidia GTX 1050 TI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Nvidia
Nvidia GTX 1050 TI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Optional
Optional SATA adapter for more storage slots<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I had one of these Axagon PCIE adapters (which are great, in my opinion):<\/p>\n

Axagon PCIE NVME M.2 ADAPTER<\/h2>\n