Dell R7920 Rack Workstation Slots
Slot | Usage |
|---|---|
Slot 1 – PCIe3 x8 | Graphics Card only! (Single / Dual Slot) |
Slot 2 – PCIe3 x8 | Used if a Dual-Slot Graphics Card is installed |
Slot 3 – PCIe3 x8 | Video Card (Matrox Video Board) |
Slot 4 – PCIe3 x16 | Expansion Cards:
|
Slot 5 – PCIe3 x8 | Video Card (Matrox Video Board) (if two Graphics Cards are installed) |
Slot 6 – PCIe3 M2 SSD | PCIe M.2 SSD |
Slot 7 – PCIe3 x8 | Used if a Dual-Slot Graphics Card is installed |
Slot 7 – PCIe3 x8 | Second Graphics Card |
Info: Only newer Matrox Boards like X.mio5, X.mio3 and DSX LE4 are supported with Dell R7920 workstations. Older videoboards are not tested by Vizrt.
Default Hardware
Rack 2RU
CPU: 2x Intel Xeon Silver 4114 (2.2GHz 10-Core) or 2x Intel Xeon Silver 4210R (2.4GHz 10-Core)
RAM: 64 GB DDR 4 (8x 8GB)
SSD1: 512 GB S-ATA Hot Swap (Operating System)
SSD2: 512 GB M.2 NVMe on PCIe Card in Slot 6 (Data and Clips)
RAID Controller: Intel SATA/NVMe M.2
Power Supply: 2x 1600 W Efficient (Dual GPU configurations require 220V Input for redundancy)
BIOS Settings
During Post, press F2 to get access to the BIOS Setup.
Click on System BIOS.
Click on Processor Settings.
Set Logical Processor to
DISABLED.Press ESC to Exit Menu.
Click on SATA Settings.
Set Embedded SATA to
RAID MODE.Press ESC to Exit Menu.
Click on NVMe Settings.
Set NVMe Mode to
NonRAID.Press ESC to Exit Menu.
Click on Boot Settings.
Check if Boot Mode set to
UEFI.Press ESC to Exit Menu.
Click on Integrated Devices.
Set Embedded Video Controller to
DISABLED.Press ESC to Exit Menu.
Click on System Profile Settings.
Set System Profile to
Performance.Press ESC twice, Settings are saved.
Exit Bios.
Press F2 to access BIOS.
Click on Boot Settings.
Change Boot Order (C should be at top).
Save Changes and Exit.
Info: Certain third party vendor drivers require secure boot to be disabled to install properly.