Author: Ron Langeveld
Date: 01:45:44 05/09/02
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On May 09, 2002 at 00:17:53, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >On May 08, 2002 at 14:41:14, Victor Zakharov wrote: > >>>I am now ready to buy dual mashine but can't find big difference between these >>>to chips. Has anyone experience w/ both and could tell the difference I like >>>chess but need it to be mostly a db server using mysql or oracle must be >>>reliable. >> >>My Tyan Tiger MP S462 system works absolutely stable with double Athlon XP 1800+ >>for a few months. But I am afraid that new MPX motherboards demands Athlon MP >>processors. It depends of BIOS. I can't guarantee that this will work with any >>motherboard. But the problem is not in processors. The problem is that BIOS can >>simply disable using XP processors. >> >>I had the problems with my motherboard after buying it. But when I changed >>memory to registered DDR all became excellent. >> >>Victor > >It's not a bios question. it's whether you have a few processors of >that first XP party which has all the components needed for running MP. > >I am sure in whole europe there isn't a single new XP anymore that's >also MP capable. > >if u got the first XP1800+ pressed then you are one of the lucky few. Maybe you forget a crucial point here. People, now, want to buy XP instead of MP because of price. The "lucky" ones that got XP from the first batch probably also paid the old price, which I can image is higher than today's MP price.
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