Re: Windows 2000 one dual processors
From: Peter Forster [MVP] (newsspam_at_liwest.at)
Date: 07/26/04
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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 20:36:12 +0200
Howdie,
Indy Tech <IndyTech@att.UNSPAM.net> schrieb/wrote:
> We're running Win 2000 Server on a old Compaq box with a Pentium II
> 450, and it's equipped to accept a second CPU.
>
> I have never run a dual CPU box.
>
> If I add a processor, what else would I need to do to get the OS to
> utilize both CPUs?
Change the HAL to multiprocessor:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techenthusiast/tricks/administration/uniprocessor.asp
> Also, I was told that the processors didn't have to match speed
> exactly. Is this true?
Hm, good question. I think it depends on the motherboard and the chipset. I
read that it works with an AMD processor, can't say details about it.
-- Peter Forster MVP - Windows Server Management Austria
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