Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 9 Oct 2001 18:11:35 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 9 Oct 2001 18:11:26 -0400 Received: from hall.mail.mindspring.net ([207.69.200.60]:7217 "EHLO hall.mail.mindspring.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id convert rfc822-to-8bit; Tue, 9 Oct 2001 18:11:13 -0400 Subject: Re: Dual Athlon XP 1800+ on Tyan Thunder K7 or Tiger MP anyone? From: Robert Love To: Timur Tabi Cc: Linux Kernel List In-Reply-To: <3BC371B2.6010405@interactivesi.com> In-Reply-To: <20011009211625Z277979-760+22927@vger.kernel.org> <3BC371B2.6010405@interactivesi.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT X-Mailer: Evolution/0.15.99+cvs.2001.10.05.08.08 (Preview Release) Date: 09 Oct 2001 18:12:26 -0400 Message-Id: <1002665547.1543.123.camel@phantasy> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, 2001-10-09 at 17:52, Timur Tabi wrote: > Dieter N?tzel wrote: > > > Has anybody some numbers, yet? > > I was under the impression that only the Athlon MP CPUs could be used in SMP > systems, and the fastest one is still 1.2GHz. It seems that any Athlon (even Durons) work fine in SMP configurations. (Although I don't recommend this for stability). Most people using dual Athlons are probably using the higher speed but cheaper Athlon parts with no problem. I have heard conflicting reports of what is actually different about the MP vs non-MP parts, with points ranging from "the MP parts are just certified" to that MP actually has some different internals. Whatever the case, I suppose the difference isn't earth-shattering and mostly marketing (ala Intel). Robert Love - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/