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Dual motherboards
- Thread starter bogykrk
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Never heard of it myself and some websearching came up with nothing...
I don 't have too strong a background in electronics, but if someone who really knows what they are doing were to put their mind to it, I'm sure there could be a way... (don't really see a purpose for it though)
Out of curiosity, why would you want to do this?
I don 't have too strong a background in electronics, but if someone who really knows what they are doing were to put their mind to it, I'm sure there could be a way... (don't really see a purpose for it though)
Out of curiosity, why would you want to do this?
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- Jan 1, 1970
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yes of course, anything is possible !
use a search engine (google) to find out;
and yes "Beowulf cluster" is the answer
and no its got nothing to do with windows
unix type varients only
and for all u programmers out there its handy for 3d rendering and other such intensive tasks.
boi !
S
use a search engine (google) to find out;
and yes "Beowulf cluster" is the answer
and no its got nothing to do with windows
unix type varients only
and for all u programmers out there its handy for 3d rendering and other such intensive tasks.
boi !
S
Hi,
No, you can't run two motherboards as a single unit in PC environment. It wouldn't be logical.
The only other alternative is to get a dual processor mother-board for AMD or Intel P 3. Use Win2k prof which supports Dual processors.
Zeeshan
System Builder
System Support Specialist
No, you can't run two motherboards as a single unit in PC environment. It wouldn't be logical.
The only other alternative is to get a dual processor mother-board for AMD or Intel P 3. Use Win2k prof which supports Dual processors.
Zeeshan
System Builder
System Support Specialist
theEclipse
Programmer
I dont know Dethdrone, I think it logical...after all, how else would we be able to comput Pi to the 32087 place? LOL
Sides, if you combined both your idea and the Beowulf cluster thing, you could have a quad-processor with processing capabilities of about 3 terahertz! Robert Carpenter
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Sides, if you combined both your idea and the Beowulf cluster thing, you could have a quad-processor with processing capabilities of about 3 terahertz! Robert Carpenter
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linkemapx@hotmail.com
Icq: 124408594
AIM & MSN: robacarp
theEclipse
Programmer
Wouldnt you want a 3 THz machine in your living room? (All 32 sq feet of it....LOL)
LOLLOLLOL
sorry, couldn't help it! Robert Carpenter
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linkemapx@hotmail.com
Icq: 124408594
AIM & MSN: robacarp
LOLLOLLOL
sorry, couldn't help it! Robert Carpenter
questions? comments? thanks? email me!
linkemapx@hotmail.com
Icq: 124408594
AIM & MSN: robacarp
What about a Windows Cluster? If you got alot of old 486's laying around the house you can make a Windows Cluster.
Its what I do with my oldies. I don't use it for 3D rendering. I use it to crack my Winzip files I created years ago but forgot the password.
jade>:O>
Its what I do with my oldies. I don't use it for 3D rendering. I use it to crack my Winzip files I created years ago but forgot the password.
jade>
:O>The only way a windows cluster is even viable is if they're connected via gigabit ethernet. otherwise it's such a bottleneck you'd not realize much, if any, speed increase.
There used to a setup years ago, in which there was 2 motherboards in one box. But one was an Apple board, the other a PC. If I remember right, it booted off of the Apple side then you could boot the PC environment from inside of the Mac OS and use them simultaneously. Kind of like virtual PC, but with true hardware, no emulation. Neat stuff. But not exactly what bogykrk was asking, I know. Remember, you're unique... just like everyone else.
There used to a setup years ago, in which there was 2 motherboards in one box. But one was an Apple board, the other a PC. If I remember right, it booted off of the Apple side then you could boot the PC environment from inside of the Mac OS and use them simultaneously. Kind of like virtual PC, but with true hardware, no emulation. Neat stuff. But not exactly what bogykrk was asking, I know. Remember, you're unique... just like everyone else.
CharlieJax
MIS
Compaq makes a machine (the Digital Server 9100 family) that contains "Two interconnected system motherboards" search the web for primary motherboard or secondary motherboard...
Yes, you can put two motherboards in a system, its getting them to work in sync that would be the tricky part
CJ
- Paper MCSE in training
Yes, you can put two motherboards in a system, its getting them to work in sync that would be the tricky part
CJ
- Paper MCSE in training
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Hi,
I've got a GA-6VTXD dual socket 370 motherboard. It supports dual p3 cpu's. I've chucked two pIII 1gig cpu's on it, but the bios doesn't tell me that i have two?
Is this mothorboard stuffed? Or is it just the way it works?
I don't know, anyone can tell me what's going on?
Thanks.
P.S. It has trouble booting up with 2 cpu's onboard as well? Im thinking it's the muliplier settings..I don't know.
I've got a GA-6VTXD dual socket 370 motherboard. It supports dual p3 cpu's. I've chucked two pIII 1gig cpu's on it, but the bios doesn't tell me that i have two?
Is this mothorboard stuffed? Or is it just the way it works?
I don't know, anyone can tell me what's going on?
Thanks.
P.S. It has trouble booting up with 2 cpu's onboard as well? Im thinking it's the muliplier settings..I don't know.
CharlieJax
MIS
The bios should show you as having two chips in itor if you have to manualy make the setting in the bios.
If you can't do it manualy call the motherboard maker and see if there is an issue with the board or what has to be done. CJ
- Paper MCSE in training
If you can't do it manualy call the motherboard maker and see if there is an issue with the board or what has to be done. CJ
- Paper MCSE in training
CitrixEngineer
Technical User
Some motherboards also require a VRM, or an additional VRM (Voltage Regulator Module) to support 2 processors. CitrixEngineer@yahoo.co.uk
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