[sclug] Compaq Proliant 800

[scott at green-flag.com]

Hamlesh Motah wrote: 

>Hi all, 
>
>Having some "problems" with a Compaq Proliant 800, and was wondering if
>anyone out there had one/experience with one. 
>
>1. 
>
>I am trying to fit it with a second CPU, however it comes back with
>"Incompatible processor, halting" while posting.  I am wondering if this is
>a limitation of the motherboard, or are there jumpers I can play with to
>convince it to work with the second processor.  I tried googling a manual
>but had little luck. 
>
>I have a matched pair (as far as I can tell) of cpus; 
>
>	Originally in the machine: P3 500Mhz with 512Kb Cache 
>
>	Pair I am trying to fit: 2 x P3 400Mhz with 1024Kb Cache 
>
>I am suspecting it's the increase in cache that's upsetting it, any
>thoughts? 
>
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Call me crazy but P3 was a 450 and above chip? So they might be P2s? 

Also Compaqs have a great habit of not liking non-compaq procs.. 

Might help?!? 

Scott