Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 07:53:32 -0400 (EDT) From: Brian Hechinger <wonko@users.tmok.com> To: Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr Cc: bonnetf@bart.esiee.fr, freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HP Netserver LC II anyone ? Message-ID: <200006071153.HAA10915@entropy.tmok.com> In-Reply-To: <C12568F7.002B84BF.00@frmta003.netfr.alcatel.fr> from "Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr" at "Jun 7, 2000 9:55:18 am"
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Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr drunkenly mumbled... > > One difficult point with many SMP motherboards is that you need two "compatible" > processors to get SMP running. This usually means you have to buy your processors > from the same fabrication batch. > > We have here investigated swapping Pentium-II-266 processors with a colleague > to build an SMP machine from two UP machines, but we have not tried as the two > processors have two different steppings. > > In summary : beware of getting a second processor (it may be easier to buy two > new celerons and run them on "Slotkets") or worst case, any cpu supplier should be willing to find you a CPU with a specific stepping if you ask. just mentioning this since i'm not a big fan of the sloket hokeyness. i know that certain intel motherboards don't work well with the slotkey adapters, so be careful. -brian To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-smp" in the body of the message
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