I beg to differ with you. I have a Dell PowerEdge Server sitting right next to me. It is running dual Intel PII processors. To get it working as SMP, I had to order a matched set of processors. I tried it with un-matched sets, and it wouln't recognize both procs.
That's not myth, it's experience. Ric On Mon, 2002-02-04 at 16:57, Arief Rakhmatsyah wrote: > I got this statement from http://www.2cpu.com > What about stepping and cache sizes? > > There is a myth that in order to run multiple CPU's, they need to be the > same stepping and cache size. This is not true. According to Intel, you must > have the same family of processor, and that's it. In fact, according to > Intel, you can even mix MHz! They say that if you clock the processors to > the clock speed of the slower CPU, you'll be fine. Mixing cache sizes is > also OK by Intel, as long as you're not mixing 1MB or higher cache chips. > You're best off if you have the same speed and cache processors, but if you > have to try an SMP system you can use whatever is available. > > From: "Ric Tibbetts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Not only do they have to match speed & type, but they have a stepping > > number that must match as well. > > > > On Mon, 2002-02-04 at 03:00, ed tharp wrote: > > > real short answer... NO.. > > > > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Ric Tibbetts Linux registration number: 55684 If you want to help advertise Linux - point your friends to http://counter.li.org/
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