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On Wednesday 04 August 2004 23:27, Grant Sewell wrote: snip...
Also, if I do need a term card and I can't get one (for sensible money), then how important is it to have perfectly matched processors? Would it actually work (even if a little unsatisfactorily) with two unmatched processors? Only reason I ask is that I potentially have another PII coming free, however it is a 350, and hence 100MHz FSB.
In my limited experience (I've only attempted this 3 times, although I've run a number of multiprocessor machines...) the "matching"(*) of procesors is critical. I've *never* managed to upgrade a uniprocessor to dual unless I've used a processor of the same spec *bought at more or less the same time as the original*. jd (*) In quotes, because I'm not really sure what it means in this context. Two perfectly functional processors that look the same but were sourced independently have failed for me before now, but I've *never* had a failure when I bought the processors at the same time. YMMV. -- John Daragon argv[0] limited john@xxxxxxxxxx Lambs Lawn Cottage, Staple Fitzpaine, Taunton TA3 5SL, UK (house) 01460 234537 (office) 01460 234068 (mobile) 07836 576127 (fax) 01460 234069 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.