Viz Engine Administrator Guide
Version 3.13 | Published March 28, 2019 ©
Dell Precision R3930
This section describes the specification and PCI board layout of a Dell R3930 machine with the different cards provided by Vizrt.
    
        
Default Hardware
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Server 1RU
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OS: Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2019
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CPU: 1x Intel Xeon E-2186G 6-Core
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RAM: 32 GB DDR 4 (4x 8GB)
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1st SSD: 256 GB S-ATA SSD
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2nd SSD: 512 GB M.2 on Mainboard
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RAID Controller: Intel Onboard
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Hot Plug Power Supply:2x 550W
 
Connectors
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         Front connectors  | 
                
         Back connectors  | 
        
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         1. HDD activity light 2. Hard drive (4x2.5") 3. Audio jack 4+5. USB 3.1 (Type C) 6. SD card reader 7. Power button/power light 8. Information tag  | 
                
         9. PCIe x8 or unused if 10. is PCIe x16 10. PCIe x16 or PCIe x8 if 9. is used 11. PCIe x4 slot 12. USB 3.1 (Type C)/iGFX DisplayPort (2x) 13. Remote power switch connector 14. Serial port 15. 10G RJ-45 Ethernet 16. 1G RJ-45 Ethernet 17. Redundant dual 550W power supplies  | 
        
PCI Configuration with P4000 or P6000
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         Slot  | 
                
         Usage  | 
        
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         Slot 1  | 
                
         GPU  | 
        
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         Slot 2  | 
                
         unused, otherwise GPU would not run PCIe x16  | 
        
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         Slot 3  | 
                
         Matrox DSXLE4 or other PCIe card  | 
        
PCI Configuration with P2000
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         Slot  | 
                
         Usage  | 
        
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         Slot 1  | 
                
             
    
GPU (Runs at PCIe x8 Speed if Slot 2 is used)    
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         Slot 2  | 
                
             
    
Sealevel GPI, Plura Timecode, Bluestorm RS422    
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         Slot 3  | 
                
             
    
Sealevel GPI, Plura Timecode, Bluestorm RS422    
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PCI Configuration with Onboard GPU (Intel HD620)
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         Slot  | 
                
         Usage  | 
        
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         Slot 1  | 
                
         Sealevel GPI, Plura Timecode, Bluestorm RS422  | 
        
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         Slot 2  | 
                
             
Sealevel GPI, Plura Timecode, Bluestorm RS422  | 
        
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         Slot 3  | 
                
             
Sealevel GPI, Plura Timecode, Bluestorm RS422  | 
        
Note: Intel HD620 onboard GPU uses USB-C type connector. In most cases an Adapter is required to connect a Monitor.
BIOS Settings
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During Post, press F2 to get access to the BIOS Setup.
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General - Advanced Boot Options – uncheck Legacy Option ROMs
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Performance - Intel Speed Step - uncheck “Enable Intel Speed Step”
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Performance - C-States Control - uncheck “C States”
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Thermal Configuration – CPU Zone: set speed to 20%
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Thermal Configuration - PSU and PCIe Zone: set speed to 20% If working under high ambient temperatures, fan speed may be set to a higher value.
 
Note: Certain third party vendor drivers require secure boot to be disabled to install properly.