[geeks] FreeBSD install problem on ALR server

[Mike Nicewonger]

On Mon, 23 Jul 2001, Ken wrote:
> Are you sure about the dual-CPU limitation?  I ask becuase I suspect ALR worked around 
> that limitation in hardware, and their workarounds might require a *very special* BIOS, 
> unabdl to boot some OSs... I believe you add CPUs to a carrier card, and that each carrier 
> card can handle two CPUs - but you cna have multiple carrier cards in some machines, IIRC.
> 
> The most SMP-capable I have ever been was two-way (I wouldn't know how to control myself 
> in a six-way! ;^P )
> 
The 4 333 overdrive CPU's posted in the box just fine. I even started a Red
Hate install just to see if there were going to be issues since I could not get
FreeBSD to begin an install. I hae not done any more work to the box as yet but
I plan to hack upon a bit later today, time permitting.

The Quad 6 I have has all 4 CPU's on the main system board. THe 6 x 6 uses two
CPU cards with 3 CPU's each. Very franken'puter looking

-Mike N