Upgrading an HP Z2 Tower G4 Workstation inspired by NonSequitur777

[Daniel358]

is there any child locks I could purchase to prevent the side panel from opening

[NonSequitur777]

@Daniel358,

Simplest solution would be to secure your side panel with a screw here:

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[Daniel358]

thank you very much also im gonna buy a 512gb nvme ssd ill try formating mhdd and use it as a storage drive and fresh install windows 11 on the nvme maybe the secue boot issue might fix

[Daniel358]

What screw will I need is it just 6-32 thread screw

[NonSequitur777]

@Daniel358,

Yes, it has the 6-32 screw-thread size.  A screw that works would be the ones used to secure the motherboard, having the T10 Torx screw head:

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[Daniel358]

I bought a nvme and I formatted the hdd and reinstalled windows now my secure boot issue is fixed  but now that hp released a new bios update 2 weeks ago I have 2 questions how do I enable resizeable bar and also how to I make. It so my cpu can boost to 4,6 ghz like it says on the product page my i7 8700 should be able to boost to 4,6 ghz useing the turbo boost technology 

[NonSequitur777]

@Daniel358,

From what I read online, the latest BIOS version is supposed to add "Re-size Bar option for PCIe devices."

Access BIOS and go to the Advanced tab, then Slot Settings. Resizable Bar should be listed under the slot settings of GPU capable slots.

If the Resizable Bar (enabling) is actually supported on your system, the Nvidia Settings specification (that is, if you got a Nvidia card) should indicate so, and instead of saying "No", it should say "Yes":

To be honest, I haven't worried about RB, but here is a useful YouTube instructional video that may be helpful to you: How to enable Resizable BAR on ANY GPU for upto 10% MORE FPS *REBAR* (youtube.com).

Again, under the BIOS Advanced tab, you should enable "Turbo-boost" and "Hyperthreading":

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[Daniel358]

I reset the bios to default settings a few days ago do you think I need to check if I enabled hyperthreading and turbo boost or is it already enabled 

[Daniel358]

I reset the bios to default settings a few days ago do you think I need to check if I enabled hyperthreading and turbo boost or is it already enabled 

[NonSequitur777]

@Daniel358,

Hyperthreading and turbo boost should be enabled by default, but it doesn't hurt to check.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777