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Microprocessor
The server/workstation comes with one or two microprocessors installed on the
system board. If you have two, or had one and you installed a second
microprocessor, the server/workstation can operate as a symmetric multiprocessing
(SMP) server/workstation. With SMP, certain operating systems and application
programs can distribute the processing load between the microprocessors. This
enhances performance for database and point-of-sale applications, integrated
manufacturing solutions, and other applications.
Notes:
1. Before you install a new microprocessor, review the documentation that comes
2. Obtain an SMP-capable operating system (optional). For a list of supported
3. If the server/workstation comes with one microprocessor, it is installed in
program and select Save Settings.
v If you just replaced a failed DIMM, you must start the Configuration/Setup
Utility program, select Advanced Setup, select Memory Settings, highlight
the connector or bank of connectors that you want to enabled, and then
select Enable.
v In some memory configurations, the 3-3-3 beep code might sound during
POST followed by a blank display screen. If this occurs and the Boot Fail
Count feature in the Start Options of the Configuration/Setup Utility is set to
Enabled (its default setting), you must restart the server/workstation three
times (a "three-boot reset") to force the system BIOS to reset the memory
connector or bank of connectors from Disabled to Enabled.
with the microprocessor, so that you can determine whether you need to
update the server/workstation basic input/output system (BIOS). The latest
level of BIOS for the server/workstation is available through the World Wide
Web.
operating systems, see http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/compat/ on the World
Wide Web.
microprocessor connector 1. This is the startup (boot) microprocessor. If you
install a second microprocessor in microprocessor connector 2, the two
microprocessors will share the system load after the system has started.
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