On 01.02.2010 04:44, Ward Vandewege wrote: > I thought I'd point out this little gem from the linux-poweredge list > > http://lists.us.dell.com/pipermail/linux-poweredge/2010-January/041170.html > > > Apparently several lines of Dell servers have a BIOS setting called > "Cores-per-processor". > > It seems they ship these machines with the setting configured to 'dual', > regardless of what CPUs are in the system. > > The poor guy who reported this to the list just took delivery of 300 of those > machines - with quad core CPUs. They show up as dual core until he goes into > the BIOS and changes the setting. That's also the 'official' solution for the > problem from the Dell rep. > > Seriously. >
You must be kidding. I mean, if Dell declare this to be a "feature", they could go all the way to set the CPUs to single-core. Poor users. I envision a new option in Dell order forms: "Apply correct BIOS settings. $25" Anyway, could you ask the guy to dump with nvramtool before and after the settings change? Maybe the settings live in NVRAM. That would make it scriptable. Regards, Carl-Daniel -- Developer quote of the year: "We are juggling too many chainsaws and flaming arrows and tigers." -- coreboot mailing list: [email protected] http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
