>If the dummy chip is good enough to fake the system into thinking it has two >actual processors, I would expect the system to allocate some resources to >it too. Short term, while replacing a CPU, that's okay, but long term I'd >say it's nothin' but a waste.
So far, I have had only one experience changing a computer from single to dual processor. It was a new Gateway 6400. Went into use in July of 2001. In January of this year, I removed the dummy CPU thingy and put in a second CPU. Worked fine. Also note, when it only had one processor in it, task manager only showed one processor. When I put the second one in, it showed both. Remember, the OS only uses what is there. I think the dummy CPU thingy only allows it to load the correct kernel. But I could be wrong. Won't be the first, Won't be the last. ;-)> John Tolmachoff IT Manager, Network Engineer RelianceSoft, Inc. Fullerton, CA 92835 www.reliancesoft.com Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
