[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> On Wed, 26 Apr 2000, you wrote:
> >
> > We try to get two CPUs at same stepping.
> > Any other solution, suggest?
> >
> I've got a similar setup, except both of my PPRo processors
> are the same stepping. I've read that to get two PPro (and
> most other smp-capable processors) to work together that
> they HAVE to be the same stepping.
Intel recommends this, however in the Pentium Pro Processor Spec Update
they say that they support mixing of one stepping with another and
provide a matrix and list of steppings that have known problems and work
together with no problems. My Dual PPro setup has a stpping 9 and 7 and
works well.
Ref:
ftp://download.intel.com/design/pro/specupdt/24268935.pdf
Hope this helps,
Richard.
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