Charles Swiger wrote: > 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
Ya know, if you have the money, it's probably just faster/easier to buy two new matching CPUs that are known to work with the board, strip out the old one and put the new ones in. Just a (lazy) thought... Kurt _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
