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Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 09:31:29 -0600
To: Alastair Stevens <alastair.stevens@mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk>
From: Matthew Sell <msell@ontimesupport.com>
Subject: Re: Athlon SMP blues - kernels 2.4.[9 13 15-pre4]
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We're using the 1.4 GHz Athlons (non-MP) in a Tyan S2460 with no problems.

Check some reviews, such as from Tom's Hardware or AnandTech to see some 
specifics regarding the use of non-MP processors in SMP mode. It definitely 
is possible and it works fine, but check those websites for details from 
someone who knows a heck of a lot more about SMP than I do.....     : )


         - Matt


At 03:04 PM 11/14/2001 +0000, you wrote:
> > > Hi folks - I'm having real problems getting our new dual CPU server
> > > going. It's a 2x Athlon XP 1800+ on a Tyan mobo, AMD 760MP chipset, with
> >
> > Ehm you know that XP cpu's don't support SMP configuration ?
>
>Erm, no....
>
>If this really is the case, then obviously my supplier doesn't know
>either, as he's quite definitively stuck two of them on my mobo!
>Linux happily detects two XP 1800+ CPUs on boot, but then both SMP
>and UP kernels fail in this strange way. If they didn't boot at all, it
>would almost be more helpful ;-)
>
>Cheers
>Alastair
>
>_____________________________________________
>Alastair Stevens
>MRC Biostatistics Unit
>Cambridge UK
>---------------------------------------------
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>email - alastair.stevens@mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk
>web - www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk
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