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| 605548 | 2007-10-26 03:31:00 | Given to me an old computer, open up the case cover and found that there are 2 CPUs. Haven't seen anything like this before!:blush: Pushed the ON button, Fedora core loads but stucked at half way through. Turned off power and inserted a Windows install CD but can only go up to 'Inspecting computer hardware ....' then the screen goes black; with HDD light on. Can someone tell me something more about 2-cpu computers, please? |
bk T (215) | ||
| 605549 | 2007-10-26 03:37:00 | Well whats the system?? Whats the brand/model of the mobo? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 605550 | 2007-10-26 03:46:00 | Well whats the system?? Whats the brand/model of the mobo? Without dismantling all the parts, I could only see "SUPER P6DBU rev 1.1" printed on the MB. This computer was owned by my friend's brother who is now in Germany. |
bk T (215) | ||
| 605551 | 2007-10-26 03:53:00 | Ok, it looks like its a dual P2 or P3 system . Probably P3 . And it supports up to 1 GHZ and its 100 fsb . Taken from here ( . 14 . 253 . 104/search?q=cache:ZyeWm3QCCSUJ:www . supermicro . com/manuals/motherboard/440BX/MNL-0612 . pdf+SUPER+P6DBU&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=nz&client=firefox-a" target="_blank">72 . 14 . 253 . 104) There is also a PDF file ( . supermicro . com/manuals/motherboard/440BX/MNL-0612 . pdf" target="_blank">www . supermicro . com) The SUPER P6DBS/P6DBE/P6DBU/P6SBU/P6SBS/P6SBA/P6SBM supports Pentium II 233-333 MHz and Celeron 266-433 MHz processors at a 66 MHz bus speed, Pentium II 350-450 MHz and Pentium III processors at a 100 MHz FSB speed . The SUPER P6DBU/P6DBS/P6DBE supports dual Pentium II and III processors, while the SUPER P6SBU/P6SBS/P6SBA/P6SBM supports a single Pentium II or III processor* . All seven motherboards are based on Intel’s 440BX chipset, which supports a 66/100 MHz front side bus speed, an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP), Wake-on-LANÔ , SDRAM, concurrent PCI and a 33 MB/s Ultra DMA burst data transfer rate . (See notes below . ) |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 605552 | 2007-10-26 04:17:00 | Ok, it looks like its a dual P2 or P3 system. Probably P3. And it supports up to 1 GHZ and its 100 fsb. Taken from here (72.14.253.104) There is also a PDF file (www.supermicro.com) The SUPER P6DBS/P6DBE/P6DBU/P6SBU/P6SBS/P6SBA/P6SBM supports Pentium II 233-333 MHz and Celeron 266-433 MHz processors at a 66 MHz bus speed, Pentium II 350-450 MHz and Pentium III processors at a 100 MHz FSB speed. The SUPER P6DBU/P6DBS/P6DBE supports dual Pentium II and III processors, while the SUPER P6SBU/P6SBS/P6SBA/P6SBM supports a single Pentium II or III processor*. All seven motherboards are based on Intel’s 440BX chipset, which supports a 66/100 MHz front side bus speed, an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP), Wake-on-LANÔ , SDRAM, concurrent PCI and a 33 MB/s Ultra DMA burst data transfer rate. (See notes below.) Thanks Speedy. I have downloaded the user manual. It has 2 PII cpus in this machine. Tried again and found that Fedora loads OK but don't have the user name and password to log in. Do you think I can load windows 98 in this machine? Does it work with only ONE CPU? |
bk T (215) | ||
| 605553 | 2007-10-26 04:31:00 | I dont think so . 98 wont recognise 2 CPUs . 2000/XP + would and Linux . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 605554 | 2007-10-26 04:41:00 | Probably designed to run NT, does it have a sticker on the side? You can pick up an NT 4 disk for a couple of dollars on trademe as for fedora core there are ways around the password and username, (linuxgazette.net) |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 605555 | 2007-10-26 07:08:00 | Thanks, folks. | bk T (215) | ||
| 605556 | 2007-10-26 07:13:00 | also note not all vesions of 2000/xp are dual processor. i think you have to have the pro version. might be easier to stick with linux ;) | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 605557 | 2007-10-26 07:17:00 | Does it mean that 2 processors is faster than single processor? | bk T (215) | ||
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