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Subject: Re: SMP Proliants and Smart2 Array controllers. (Was: Proliant on
	a6500) - Solution
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> I've often wondered this, now seems a pertinent time to ask, what is the
> significance of the "OS" setting in the Compaq bios?  I think I've

It does something to the way the motherboard is configured - on some of
the Proliants FreeBSD wont run SMp unless this is set of Novell!

-pcf.