Will WinME recognize two CPUs?

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Thomas Traini

I've got an Intel Boxed server (n440bx). I'm wondering if Windows ME will
be able to recognize two Intel 600mhz CPUs, and use them efficiently.

If so, would you say that this would be a better system than a single 900mhz
Duron?

Thanks for the advise!
Tom
 
I believe that only w2k and xp will do this and maybe NT
maybe someone else could tell you about linux
 
I've got an Intel Boxed server (n440bx). I'm wondering if Windows ME will
be able to recognize two Intel 600mhz CPUs, and use them efficiently.

If so, would you say that this would be a better system than a single 900mhz
Duron?

Thanks for the advise!
Tom
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Windows ME will not recognize 2 cpus. It will only use one.

JT
 
Windows ME will not recognize 2 cpus. It will only use one.

JT
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What server software do you want to run ?

ME would be my last choice of OS for a server, or anything for that
matter. It;s a dog. 98/SE is much better on a desktop, imho. Still
not a server OS.

For lots of cases, low-end servers don't need lots
of CPU cycles. Why do you think a dual CPU system ?

OTOH, this could be a troll.
 
Thomas Traini said:
I've got an Intel Boxed server (n440bx). I'm wondering if Windows ME will
be able to recognize two Intel 600mhz CPUs, and use them efficiently.

If so, would you say that this would be a better system than a single
900mhz
Duron?
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Only Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server family, Windows XP
Professional and Windows 2003 Server family recognize dual (or more)
processors.

None of the Windows9x systems or Windows XP Home will recognize a dual (or
more) system.

Cari
www.coribright.com
 
Only Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server family, Windows XP
Professional and Windows 2003 Server family recognize dual (or more)
processors.

None of the Windows9x systems or Windows XP Home will recognize a dual (or
more) system.

Cari
www.coribright.com
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You forgot the older, but still quite common NT4.0 series, which all
supported dual processors. Think it was added in NT3.5, but not sure now.

JT
 
WinMe is NOT a dual processor capable system.
You'd have to use NT, Win2000. or XP Pro (not Home).
 
Howdy!

Thomas Traini said:
I've got an Intel Boxed server (n440bx). I'm wondering if Windows ME will
be able to recognize two Intel 600mhz CPUs, and use them efficiently.
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Nope. All of the Win9X OSes are single processor only.

NT class OSes (WinNT, Win2K, WinXP Pro) will do dual processors, as
will Linux and current Netware versions and a host of other OSes ...
If so, would you say that this would be a better system than a single 900mhz
Duron?
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Overall, with a capable OS, I'd say yes. But with ME, the single
900MHz Duron would be faster, all else being identical.

RwP
 
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