Viz Engine
Version 3.11 | Published August 27, 2018 ©
Dell R7920
Dell R7920 Rack Workstation slots
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Slot |
Usage |
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Slot 1 – PCIe3 x8 |
Graphics Card only! (Single / Dual Slot) |
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Slot 2 – PCIe3 x8 |
Used if a Dual-Slot Graphics Card is installed |
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Slot 3 – PCIe3 x8 |
Video Card (i.e. Matrox Video Board) |
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Slot 4 – PCIe3 x16 |
Expansion Cards: Matrox AES Audio |
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Slot 5 – PCIe3 x8 |
Video Card (i.e. Matrox Video Board) (if two Graphics Cards are installed) |
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Slot 6 – PCIe3 M2 SSD |
PCIe M.2 SSD |
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Slot 7 – PCIe3 x8 |
Used if a Dual-Slot Graphics Card is installed |
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Slot 7 – PCIe3 x8 |
Second Graphics Card |
Note: Only Matrox boards have been tested.
BIOS settings
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During Post, press F2 to get access to the BIOS Setup
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Click on “System BIOS”
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Click on “Processor Settings”
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Set Logical Processor to “DISABLED”
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Press ESC to Exit Menu
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Click on SATA Settings
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Set “Embedded SATA” to “RAID MODE”
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Press ESC to Exit Menu
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Click on NVMe Settings
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Set “NVMe Mode” to “NonRAID”
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Press ESC to Exit Menu
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Click on Boot Settings
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Check if “Boot Mode” set to “UEFI”
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Press ESC to Exit Menu
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Click on Integrated Devices
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Set “Embedded Video Controller” to “DISABLED”
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Press ESC to Exit Menu
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Click on System Profile Settings
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Set System Profile to “Performance”
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Press ESC twice, Settings will be saved
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Exit Bios
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Press F2 to access BIOS
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Click on Boot Settings
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Change Boot Order (C should be at top)
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Save Changes and Exit
Only newer Matrox Boards like xMio3 and DSX.LE are shipped with Dell R7920 workstations. Older videoboards are not tested by Vizrt.
Certain third party vendor drivers require secure boot to be disabled to install properly.