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When upgrading a processor or installing a second processor, the processor

 

type and speed is automatically recognized by the BIOS. This means that no

 

particular switch settings are required.

 

Upgrading a single processor to a dual processor system on Windows NT

 

 

and Windows 2000 platforms is made easier with the HP DualExpress!

 

application which is included in the HP processor application kit.

 

Installing a second processor is only advantageous when the software can

 

make use of parallel activity. In particular, you need to be running a multi-

 

threaded operating system that supports multiprocessing (one that is leh8

 

), such as Windows NT. The Windows NT operating system makes the

 

best use of the Pentium III 32-bit architecture (though other operating

 

systems will also show some benefit if 32-bit application programs are run).

 

The two processors must have the same speed.

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support Symmetric Multi-Processing

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(SMP). When a second processor is added, it is automatically detected so

 

there is no specific configuration required.

 

The “mono-processing” mode has been implemented in order to support

 

operating systems that rely on the “legacy” interrupt controller 82C59 and

 

are not aware of I/O APIC controller operation. Refer to page 68 for further

 

details.

 

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The 100/133 MHz Host Bus clock is provided by a PLL. The processor core

 

clock is derived from the Host Bus by applying a “fix ratio”.

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There is a 14.318 MHz crystal oscillator on the system board. This frequency

 

is multiplied to 133 MHz by a phase-locked loop. This is further scaled by an

 

internal clock multiplier within the processor.

The bus frequency and the processor voltage are set automatically.

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