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you need to have two CPUs in the machine or a terminator in the unused
socket
"Will" <DELETE_westes@earthbroadcast.com> wrote in message
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> No OS starts to load. System Halted is coming from the BIOS.
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> We removed one CPU because on startup we were getting an immediate (and
> false) error message from BIOS about a CPU overheating. We wanted to
> isolate whether we had a bad CPU or a bad motherboard heat sensor.
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> Will
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> "PeterD" <peter2@hipson.net> wrote in message
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>> On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 18:59:21 -0700, "Will"
>> <DELETE_westes@earthbroadcast.com> wrote:
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>> >Is there a requirement to have two CPUs on the Dell 1550? When we
> remove
>> >the second processor, we get a "CPU Missing" message followed by a
>> >System
>> >Halted.
>>
>> There could be two problems. Most multi-processor MBs require a
>> 'terminator' in the 'unused' CPU socket. (Not all do, but many!) The
>> system documentation should tell you if that is true.
>>
>> The second issue is the "CPU Missing" message and the "System Halt"
>> are possibly from the operating system. There is a process for
>> changing the HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) in windows to account
>> for multi vs. single processors. Not a trivial thing to do, especially
>> since it requires modification of the basic system.
>>
>> But... I gotta ask: "Why are you removing one CPU?"
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