Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 16:44:00 -0600 From: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net> To: smp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SMP-compliant motherboards Message-ID: <199607162244.QAA29126@clem.systemsix.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 16 Jul 1996 14:52:48 PDT." <199607162152.OAA20388@kithrup.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Hi, > Bill's problem, I think, is that he bought a dual-pentium motherboard... and > it turns out that the machine will only accept two processors if they're > both at the same stepping, and he can't run them at higher than 120MHz (I > think it was). When he bought the system, however, he asked if he could > just get a second processor, and they told him yes, even though he was > buying it with a 133MHz processor... I believe their is a general "CPU version" consideration to be made as well. I found a "Pentium Processor FAQ" on the intel web site which contains a table (under question #11) that lists features of various versions, including the ability of that particular chip to be used in a dual CPU board. It is a bit vague in places, does anyone know of a more definitive document for this question? I really don't trust the average vendor to plug the right chips in! -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | FreeBSD
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?199607162244.QAA29126>