Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1999 17:06:07 -0700 From: "Adam Serediuk" <vipw@home.com> To: <freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Dual Celeron + FreeBSD? Message-ID: <00c101bf2721$8ee77240$0564000a@fast.b0rk.net> References: <199911050001.QAA51143@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>
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He wanted a dual celeron setup, like every other person with a budget. I assumed that he would be planning to use a abit bp6 motherboard and two cpu's of the same speed. please do not attempt to insult my intelligence. this is not a mailing list to slander others, we are here to discuss, help others and seek help ourselves. ----- Original Message ----- From: Rodney W. Grimes <freebsd@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> To: Adam Serediuk <vipw@home.com> Cc: Scott Myron <zamy27@hsonline.net>; <freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 5:01 PM Subject: Re: Dual Celeron + FreeBSD? > [Charset iso-8859-1 unsupported, filtering to ASCII...] > > Scott, > > > > the processors do NOT have to be the same stepping. it's just general > > practice to match the stepping of the cpu's when possible. I believe this > > has to do with the possibility of the clock rate varying slightly from > > stepping to stepping although I am not sure. > > They do not have to be the same stepping, they must be MP comptabile > steppings per the Intel Processor Errata Data Sheet. This applies > to all Intel MP capible processors, from the P54 (Pentium) to the > PIII Xeon. > > Some combinations work, others do not. > > Also they _should_ be MP tested chips, which can be determined by > the S-spec number and other markings on the chip. On Pentium in > is the last letter of the markings like SSS or VSS or VSU, last > letter being U means only tested for UP operation, last letter > being S means tested for MP operation. > > Please do not answer questions you do not have the technical > expertise to answer completely and correctly, it only leads to > confusion. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Scott Myron <zamy27@hsonline.net> > > To: <freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG> > > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 1999 3:08 PM > > Subject: Dual Celeron + FreeBSD? > > > > > > > Hello. I want to get a Dual celeron going with freebsd as the OS. My > > > question is, do the chips have to have the same stepping? I read > > > somewhere that if the chips do NOT have the same stepping, it screws up, > > > > > > and causes blue screens in NT, and i was wondering if anything similar > > > happens in FreeBSD. I figure it'll be difficult to get 2 celerons with > > > the same stepping. I am just planning on getting 2 retial ppga celeron > > > 433's. I read somewhere else that "it was just a myth and the processors > > > > > > do NOT have to have the same stepping." so i'm just searching for the > > > truth. Thanks. > > > > > > > > > Scott > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-smp" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-smp" in the body of the message > > > > > -- > Rod Grimes - KD7CAX @ CN85sl - (RWG25) rgrimes@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-smp" in the body of the message
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