On Wed, May 16, 2001 at 05:48:00PM -0400, MaD dUCK wrote: > also sprach Colin Watson (on Wed, 16 May 2001 10:40:45PM +0100): > > >is there any way to find out the motherboard make and model number of > > >a running system? i can't take it down... just not an option. but i > > >need the mobo info. > > > > Assuming it's a PCI system, does /proc/pci give you what you need? > > Failing that, you could try /var/log/dmesg or something else in /proc. > > kind of. although i am a little overwhelmed. the system is scheduled > for downtime saturday night and i want to place a new processor in it > (it's a P5 120 servicing about 200 users, with about 70 simultaneous > logins - yay linux. but the load is 1.7 and i need to make it faster). > so i want to find out (a) what processors are supported by the board, > and (b) any jumper settings up front, so that actual downtime is 30 > minutes...
You'll need to know the board manufacturer and BIOS version before upgrading the processor. You may need to flash the BIOS to make sure that it supports the new CPU. -B -- Brandon High [EMAIL PROTECTED] The only time the world beats a path to your door is if you're in the bathroom.
