1. Assuming the CPU is operating at 89w I would not think it would harm the system. People do under volt CPU's to lessen the heat so they can run fanless systems. BUT I am no expert if the CPU is trying to draw more watts than the board can support it might fry the board. I would ask the manufacturer of the motherboard if it will be a problem.
2. I ran into some issues with one of my NICs as the driver being used for it was not correct. What was recommended to me was to use the SME install disk to run an "upgrade" on the new system, assuming that it it SME 7.x. This will insure that all of the proper drivers are installed. To do this all you need to do is boot from the install disk and type sme at the prompt. After you set the langauge and select the keyboard it will it will look for pre-existing SME installs and ask you if you want to upgrade. Select upgrade the existing install and it will run through the process and reboot. I would then reconfigure the system from the admin counsel to make sure the right NIC drivers are being used. Everything else should be the same. On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 6:36 AM, Ben Story <ben.st...@gmail.com> wrote: > 1. Probably, but with less performance. > 2. You shouldn't have any issue with SME as it is Linux based. Unlike > Windows, Linux basically rediscovers what it is running on every time you > boot. The only time it would be a problem is if you changed from a ix86 > architecture to x64 or PPC. > > > On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 6:33 AM, William Upp <w...@bluffs-school.com>wrote: > >> My SME server's motherboard was cooked by lightening. Since I bought this >> system in 2008, my supplier cannot get the original board. They did send me >> a board that was supposed to match my CPU. After installation and boot up, >> I got a POST message that said the CPU was not supported by the board. >> Turns out that the board will support my CPU at 89W, but my CPU is 125W. I >> updated the BIOS, and still the same message. I contacted the motherboard >> manufacturer (ASUS) and they confirmed that the board does not support my >> CPU. >> >> Here are my questions: >> 1. Can I run the system as is? Will doing so cause any damage to the CPU >> or the board (ASUS could not give me an answer on this, other than to say >> that the board does not support my CPU)? >> >> 2. If I get a CPU to match the board, will I have any issue in running my >> SME? I did allow the current configuration to start up, and my SME booted >> and ran just fine. I am just not sure that if I switch CPU's if that will >> affect the SME distro as installed. Switching boards did not have any >> affect on it at all. >> >> Thanks for your thoughts. >> -- >> William Upp >> Computer and Business Instructor >> Technology Coordinator >> Bluffs Schools >> Bluffs, IL >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >> > > > > -- > -- > Ben Story > CCSP, CCNA, CCNA Wireless, CCDA > ben.st...@gmail.com > > "You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. -- > Abraham Lincoln > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | >
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