Re: Removal of Processor

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From: NobodyMan (none_at_none.net)
Date: 10/21/04


Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 21:11:56 -0400

On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 08:39:20 -0700, "DougC"
<DougC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Ladies and gents
>I have a question about removal/addition of CPUs.
>I was told that if I was to remove one of the CPUs from a W2K box then this
>would screw up the OS.
>Now that I have XP Pro around, are they are issues with removing or adding a
>CPU at any time - and indeed was I told the truth about W2K, would it have
>blown a gasket?
>Does XP happily recognise the addition or removal of a CPU and carry on as
>normal (well...slower/faster!)?
>Thanks
>Doug

If you only have one processor and remove it, then yes your OS will
have problems. It wants the processor to be there; it NEEDS a
processor to be there.



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