dfullerton

Been out of Da loop for quite a while will Windows XP run a dual mobo setup

Fatman

Do you mean "will it run two CPUs"? If so - then yes and no. Windows XP Home Edition is only enabled for one CPU. The Professional Edition is enabled for either one or two CPUs.

super_si

It'll run but wont be any advantage, you want a true multitasking OS.

i think they are 98? 2000 and XP pro.!

Si

Fatman

SMP-enabled (Symmetric Multi Processing) Windows OSs are...
Windows 2000 (all versions, >= 2 CPUs)
Windows NT (not sure on 2+ CPUs)
Windows XP Pro
Windows.NET Server/2003... yet to be released.
...as they all use (derivaties of) the NT kernel.

Single CPU Windows OSs are...
Windows 95
Windows 98/SE
Windows ME
...these three use derivatives of the DOS kernel. Plus...
Windows XP Home (& probably Media Centre Edition)

Mr Footlong

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Si, you crack me up!

dfullerton

Xp Pro is what i have so looks like ill be after a dual AMD rig

dfullerton

Any recomendations. Mp the way too go, Mr footlong?

Mr Footlong

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Completely personal preference as to what you expect to gain from running a dual cpu rig. Personally, from the 2 dual cpu rigs that I have built so far, they were cool in a geeky kinda of way, but not aaaaaaall that useful tbh. I always found uses for them, but not always necesarilly. You could always pull out the 'Fruitloop' card like P1 Enthusiast and run 2 ganmes at the same time on dual monitor, but heyho.

Sorry for the non tech response, but all typed out and somehow STILL dieing of flu

Cheers,

Nick

Fatman

For normal desktop usage there's little point in having dual CPUs. Most software can't optimally use them anyway. Just buy a single quick CPU and pocket the change.

Mr Footlong

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That is what I was saying in a roundabout way unless you are really of the 'curious' persuation, as it is pricey at the end of the day for what you get as an end user

Fatman

Being the er, IT 'curious' sort of chap I bought a dual Slot-1 board off eBay last year and ran a couple of P3-700s in it. Was interesting in a geeky kinda way. No real point, I just use it as a games and file server. Overkill, I know... but it does help the old SETI score tick along nicely.

Fatman

Sounds like a nice toy you got with that server, Footlong! Please tell me it's doing something better than file-serving . Then again, eh... why not!? I probably don't need U160 in my desktop, but I got it as IDE HDDs just weren't smooth enough. The system just hesitated too often - know what I mean?

As a gesture to normality I'm not running watercooling currently, but it's only a matter of time. It was too high maintenance last time...

Fatman

...meant to add: fair point about SETI. I don't log on to it as a terminal often, and most of the time don't remember it's running SETI. I'll add Folding back in!

super_si

Sorry thought 98 did

Fatman

By "on a different level", do you mean that...
- her system was transformed OR
- you're now using chilled water OR
- you're now using a Vapochill
...?

Personally I stopped using the w/c rig as the cylindrical perspex reservoir I was using kept leaking from the barb joints. I'll go back with a machined aluminium res at some point. I, too, loved running w/c. All in good time...

Mr Footlong

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Vapochill? Pah

Too weak for me, especially for the price and poor design, imo.

On this now, but slightly more powerful now and undergoing another transplant currently:

http://www.scoobynet.co.uk/bbs/threa...mName=Computer

Cheers,

Nick

super_si

Yeah im with nice after he's convinced me

Here

Only black ones left unfortunatly which are £50 more!!

Si

[Edited by super_si - 1/13/2003 10:37:58 AM]

P1 Enthusiast

All dual athlon cpu questions answered on this;

http://www.athlonxp.com/forums

Mr Footlong

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http://www.2cpu.com if we are spamming addresses of interest

[Edited by Mr Footlong - 1/13/2003 6:13:38 PM]

super_si

Well if you could write the URL out right

Mr Footlong

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My old server was a Dual Athlon 1400 fully decked out with SCSI 160 etc. God knows what I was thinking, but it was cool at the time.

Forget that Seti malarkey, I put my machines to better use running the United Devices Anti Cancer agent. Pleased to say that I am now the top dog on our Subaru team.

A membership drive is painfully overdue on here again now come to think of it.

Cheers,

Nick

Typo

[Edited by Mr Footlong - 1/12/2003 10:54:50 PM]

Mr Footlong

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Before I retired her, she was running FTP/web servers, UT/Q3/Serious Sam game servers, United Devices anti cancer agent, firewall/ICS and AV for the house before I altered the WAN setup within the house.

Watercooling? Loved it, gave it to the girlfreind, on a completely different level now

Cheers,

Nick

Typo, again....

[Edited by Mr Footlong - 1/12/2003 11:14:55 PM]