Microprocessor
The server comes with one or two microprocessors installed on the system board. If you have two, or had one and you installed a second microprocessor, the server can operate as a symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) server. With SMP, certain operating systems and application programs can distribute the processing load between the microprocessors. This enhances performance for database and
Notes:
1.Before you install a new microprocessor, review the documentation that comes with the microprocessor, so that you can determine whether you need to update the server basic input/output system (BIOS). The latest level of BIOS for the server is available through the World Wide Web.
2.Obtain an
3.If the server comes with one microprocessor, it is installed in microprocessor connector 1. This is the startup (boot) microprocessor. If you install a second microprocessor in microprocessor connector 2, the two microprocessors will share the system load after the system has started.
Attention: To avoid damage and ensure proper server operation install microprocessors that are the same type, and have the same cache size and the same clock speed. Microprocessor internal clock frequencies and external clock frequencies must be identical. See the ServerProven list at http://www.ibm.com/pc/compat for a list of microprocessors for use with the server.
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