ML370 G1 Multi-Processor Upgrade 2

[trounds]

Alright, the company I work for has recently aquired some Compaq Pro Liant ML370's. I am trying to combine the old things into one, half decent machine. Combining RAM went smooth, adding a second processor did not. I place in the processor, and reboot, it halts on reboot, just a black screen. Any idea's on what to do?

 

[burtsbees]

Procs are different---they must match EXACTLY, part number, speed, bus speed, cache---EVERYTHING must match in a dual-CPU setup.

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[blister911]

If the processor speeds are the same, they could still have different stepping values. I've found that the lowest stepping processor needs to be in the first socket.

 

[trounds]

Thanks for the help guys, they were differnet clock speeds. We switched their placement, and it booted up perefectly!