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System:

DELL
Precision 420
Fujitsu 9GB SCSI +
36GB SCSI
384MB RDRAM
Windows 2000 Professional SP4
Pentium III, 1000MHz, Slot 1, 256K, 133FSB, Model 6, Family 8, Stepping 6
Geforce 2 Pro GTS
Dual Processor Motherboard


Situation:
I want to add another processor to my existing rig.

I've tried to put a PII 266 MHz processor and a PIII 600MHz 512k 133FSB into my machine without luck. It wouldn't even boot or post with the PII, and with the PIII I got no signal from the Video card (I tried a few other cards too).

Q:

Do I need to have identical processors to have a dual processor system? Or, how close of a match do I need to get to my processors in order to have two Slot 1 processors?

Thanks in advance.

Originally posted by Oatmeal
Q:

Do I need to have identical processors to have a dual processor system? Or, how close of a match do I need to get to my processors in order to have two Slot 1 processors?

Thanks in advance.

You must have 2 identical (aka "matched") processors in order to run dual.

I knew that this was the case with socket processors, but I wasn't sure about the slot 1.

Thanks 8888.