SuperGumby
Fri Apr 30 22:44:49 CDT 2004
it does depend on the HAL installed.
When I had a single processor in my dual capable mobo a windows install
would load the multicpu hal anyway, when I installed the 2nd CPU no action
was required to enable it.
Also, with W2K and above it is extremely likely that you can successfully
change from single to SMP via the device manager (I hear, haven't done it
m'self) but most people I have heard of have had problems going from SMP to
single.
"Javier Gomez [SBS MVP]" <javier_gomez@remove.this.engineer.com> wrote in
message news:OcnYRzuLEHA.2148@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> I don't know and I couldn't find anything on the Win2k3 subject (but as
you
> know MS sometimes doesn't update their KB articles to reflect new
versions).
> If you find something let me know.
>
> --
> Javier [SBS MVP]
>
> << SBS ROCKS !!! >>
>
> "Kevin Weilbacher" <kweilbacMVP@gte.net> wrote in message
> news:uoloUytLEHA.3712@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Javier, that KB article is specific to Windows 2000. I didn't look, but
is
> > the same issue also there for Windows 2003, and if so, is there a
similar
> > KB
> > article?
> >
> > --
> > Kevin Weilbacher [SBS-MVP]
> > "The days pass by so quickly now, the nights are seldom long"
> >
> >
> >
> > "Javier Gomez [SBS MVP]" <javier_gomez@remove.this.engineer.com> wrote
in
> > message news:uyreufsLEHA.3324@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> You still have to do something to the HAL:
> >>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q234558
> >>
> >> Until you do that the OS will not send any threads to the 2nd
processor.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Javier [SBS MVP]
> >>
> >> << SBS ROCKS !!! >>
> >>
> >> "Radacan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:6a7601c42ec5$c7ae2410$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >
> >> > Many thanks,
> >> >
> >> > The board is a Gigabyte GA6VTXD and should be ACPI
> >> > compliant.
> >> >
> >> >>-----Original Message-----
> >> >>It should just pickup the extra processor....It did on
> >> > ours with no problem.
> >> >>Is your motherboard ACPI compliant?
> >> >>
> >> >>TR
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>"Radacan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> > message
> >> >>news:6a4e01c42ec3$11476ad0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >> >>> If I add an identical extra processor to a dual
> >> >>> motherboard on SBS2000, which only has a single
> >> > processor
> >> >>> currently, Will I need to reinstall/repair the operating
> >> >>> system or will it just pick up the new processor?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>.
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>