Table 6. Mixed Processor Configurations - Intel SC5650BCDP Technical Product Specification

Functional Architecture
The following table describes mixed processor conditions and recommended actions for all
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Intel server boards and systems that use the Intel
categories:
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Fatal: If the system can boot, it goes directly to the error manager, regardless of the
―Post Error Pause‖ set-up option.
Major: If the ―Post Error Pause‖ set-up option is enabled, the system goes directly to the
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error manager; otherwise, the system continues to boot and no prompt is given for the
error. The error is logged to the error manager.
Error
Processor family not
Identical
Processor cache not
identical
Processor frequency
(speed) not identical
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Table 6. Mixed Processor Configurations

Severity
Fatal The BIOS detects the error condition and responds as
follows:
1. Logs the error into the system event log (SEL).
2. Alerts the BMC of the configuration error with an
IPMI command.
3. Does not disable the processor.
4. Displays "0194: Processor family mismatch detected"
message in the error manager.
5. Halts the system.
Fatal The BIOS detects the error condition and responds as
follows:
1. Logs the error into the SEL.
2. Alerts the BMC of the configuration error with an
IPMI command.
3. Does not disable the processor.
4. Displays "0192: Cache size mismatch detected"
message in the error manager.
5. Halts the system.
Major The BIOS detects the error condition and responds as
follows:
1. Adjusts all processor frequencies to lowest common
denominator.
2. Continues to boot the system successfully.
If the frequencies for all processors cannot all be adjusted to
be the same, then the BIOS:
1. Logs the error into the SEL.
2. Displays "0197: Processor speeds mismatched"
message in the error manager.
3. Halts the system.
Intel order number: E42249-009
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IOH chipset. Errors fall into one of two
System Action
Server Board S5500BC TPS
Revision 1.8