IBM 704 manual Installing a Microprocessor

Installing a Microprocessor

Installing a Microprocessor

Your server comes with two processor boards. Some models come with one microprocessor on each processor board. Other models come with one microprocessor on one processor board. Your server supports a maximum of four microprocessors. The system board contains two processor-board connectors: one is primary; the other is secondary. You must maintain a processor board in each connector.

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.1/ System board

.2/ Connector for secondary processor board

.3/ Connector for primary processor board

The two smaller illustrations on the right show the two microprocessor sockets on the processor board. The top right illustration shows a microprocessor in the bottom (shaded) socket. The bottom right illustration shows a microprocessor in both sockets (shaded areas).

Your PC Server 704 can operate as an SMP server. With SMP, certain operating systems and application programs can distribute the processing load between the microprocessors. This enhances performance for applications, such as database transactions, graphics or computer-aided design (CAD) programs, and modeling or simulation programs.

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