Date: Fri, 24 May 1996 09:16:17 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> To: gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG (Gary Palmer) Cc: jkh@time.cdrom.com, hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: AMD's K5 processor in SMP applications? Message-ID: <199605241616.JAA17960@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <26056.832905031@palmer.demon.co.uk> from Gary Palmer at "May 24, 96 03:30:31 am"
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> "Rodney W. Grimes" wrote in message ID > <199605232347.QAA17531@GndRsh.aac.dev.com>: > > For the above ASUS PCI/X-P54NP4 (X is either E or I depeding on Eisa Or Isa) > > boards any pair of stepping 5 or higher chips will work fine. > > Translation: you don't need a special `S'lave processor, just another > ordinary P5? (assuming that the chip hasn't been sat on a shelf for a > while) Correct. And a way to check that it has not been sitting on the shelf too long is to look at: CPU: 100-MHz Pentium 815\\100 (Pentium-class CPU) Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x525 Stepping=5 ^ ^ from the FreeBSD boot messages. This is a stepping 5 chip, fine for SMP use.... -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD
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