Dual motherboards

[bogykrk]

Just wondering if it is possible to run two motherboards running together, as one computer.

 

[Tbarney]

Never seen that in one machine... and I do a lot of experimenting...
Do a google search for "beowulf cluster" maybe that is what you want...

 

[Newposter]

There are dual-processor Pentium III motherboards, such as in Dell servers. I guess that would get you the performance you might want. Never heard of dual motherboards.

 

[garwain]

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?

 

[MHPGuy]

wouldn't that essentially be a simplified distributed computing solution similar to the SETI/NASA thing or that crap KAZAA was running? Michael Phipps
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[Guest_imported]

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

 

[Dethdrone]

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

 

[theEclipse]

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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[Dethdrone]

Yes Robert,

You are right..I was refering to home pc use. I know this can be done in an cluster environment.

Thanx for info though

Zeeshan
System Builder
System Support Specialist

 

[theEclipse]

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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[jade1001]

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>

 

[Jasen]

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.

 

[CharlieJax]

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

http://www.compaq.com/legacysupport/digital/svr_9100_specs.html

CJ
- Paper MCSE in training

 

[Guest_imported]

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.

 

[CharlieJax]

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

 

[IMTatsu]

Be sure that the chips you are installing are 512K cache. Most of the dual P3 motherboards require that the CPU have the 512K vice the 256K cache.

Hope that helps!

-T

 

[CitrixEngineer]

Some motherboards also require a VRM, or an additional VRM (Voltage Regulator Module) to support 2 processors. CitrixEngineer@yahoo.co.uk