On Oct 19, 2005, at 4:44 PM, Doug Poland wrote:
I've inherited an SMP machine for which I've no documentation and
don't
have convenient access to the hardware itself. The computer has a
single Xeon 2.8GHz CPU and I'd like to purchase another CPU. Question
is, can I simply match another Xeon of the same speed and expect it to
work?
You want to get the same speed, FSB, and family number of Xeon, and
it is preferable to get the same stepping number if possible.
If I need more info, will dmesg(8) tell me what I need to know?
If you understand how to translate the dmesg display into processor
steppings, sure.
See pages 16-17 of:
http://download.intel.com/design/Xeon/specupdt/24967849.pdf
--
-Chuck
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