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Subject: can't enable second 486 cpu

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Name: jackbomb
Date: July 8, 2007 at 00:38:57 Pacific
Subject: can't enable second 486 cpu
OS: Vista and XP
CPU/Ram: Various
Model/Manufacturer: jackbomb

Comment:

I'm trying to get this old server working again. It's a dual CPU 486-66 system, with two CPUs installed, 64MB of RAM, and a pair of 4.0 gig SCSI drives.
I installed Win NT 4.0 on it, but the second CPU isn't being recognized. It is enabled in the BIOS, and I did follow all of MS's dual CPU installation instructions.
Weird thing is that the diagnostics only identifies one processor--so the problem isn't at the Windows level. Again, the second CPU is enabled in the BIOS. Any tips? Thanks.
Super Pentium III: NOW WITH 7950GT AGP!
PIII-S cpu overclocked to 1.66GHz--As fast as a 2.5GHz P4!
2GB of PC2700 memory
QDI Advance 12T board
Audigy 2
Vista Home Premium

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Response Number 1

Name: jackbomb
Date: July 8, 2007 at 00:41:55 Pacific
Subject: can't enable second 486 cpu

Reply: (edit)

You probably want motherboard info. :)
The motherboard's made by V-Tec. Don't know the model number, as I'm at work right now. I'll look at it later.
Super Pentium III: NOW WITH 7950GT AGP!
PIII-S cpu overclocked to 1.66GHz--As fast as a 2.5GHz P4!
2GB of PC2700 memory
QDI Advance 12T board
Audigy 2
Vista Home Premium

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Response Number 2

Name: jackbomb
Date: July 8, 2007 at 13:22:09 Pacific
Subject: can't enable second 486 cpu

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Oh, hey, never mind!
I just got it to work by plugging in a different DX2-66. It's now running in SMP mode flawlessly. I guess that other chip was damaged.
Pentium III--Descendant of Intel Core.
Pentium III-S 1400 @ 1.63GHz, 512K L2
X800XT AIW OC 580/600
2GB of RAM
250GB HD
SB Audigy 2
QDI Advance 12 mobo
Smugly running Vista

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Response Number 3

Name: Mattwizz3 (by mattwizz3)
Date: July 12, 2007 at 07:10:37 Pacific
Subject: can't enable second 486 cpu

Reply: (edit)

Yay!
Damn, you have some cool old hardware! I want your super P3!
If you don't mind me asking, what are your plans for this old server? Gonna stick in a X1300 PCI and play Crysis on it or something? heh.
Mattwizz3 :
Vista Home Basic
2.2GHz Sempron
1GB DDR400
GeForce 6800Ultra

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Response Number 4

Name: jackbomb
Date: July 12, 2007 at 18:46:07 Pacific
Subject: can't enable second 486 cpu

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"Gonna stick in a X1300 PCI and play Crysis on it or something?"
How'd you guess? :P
Nah, actually I'm not, but ONLY because it doesn't have PCI slots. :)
I'm not really sure what to do with it. I just had to take it home with me though, when I saw it in the alley behind work. I didn't even know that dual 486 boards existed till now.
Guess I could see how it does as a torrent leech. I don't really have anything else for it to do, since I've already got a 1.13GHz server that stores files, shares a printer, and acts as an Internet gateway and hardware firewall.
Super Pentium III: NOW WITH 7950GT AGP!
PIII-S cpu overclocked to 1.66GHz--As fast as a 2.5GHz P4!
2GB of PC2700 memory
QDI Advance 12T board
Audigy 2
Vista Home Premium

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