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From: "Brian F. G. Bidulock" <bidulock@openss7.org>
To: Marty Leisner <leisner@rochester.rr.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: mixing cache size on xeon4's in smp system
Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 17:38:25 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060604173825.A28581@openss7.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200606042317.k54NHfIS026034@dell2.home>; from leisner@rochester.rr.com on Sun, Jun 04, 2006 at 11:17:41PM +0000

Marty,

On Sun, 04 Jun 2006, Marty Leisner wrote:

> 	
> I have a 2.4 gig hz xeon (533) with a 512k cache.
> Can I use a 2.4 gig xeon  (533) with a 1Mbyte cache in an smp configuration?

For most motherboards the answer is no, regardless of whether you
are running Linux or not.  For some motherboards, Xeons that vary
in lot number will not work with each other.  I suggest your first
consult someone that knows such things about your motherboard.

  reply	other threads:[~2006-06-04 23:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-06-04 23:17 mixing cache size on xeon4's in smp system Marty Leisner
2006-06-04 23:38 ` Brian F. G. Bidulock [this message]
2006-06-05  9:25   ` Chris Wedgwood
2006-06-05  9:26 ` Chris Wedgwood

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