On 01-Dec-99 Cull, Christopher wrote:
> if it was memory contention, i would find it odd that the newer m/b would be
> slower with an identical setup though. what's your "cpuinfo" show????? does
> the bios have an os-type setting, or is there an included cd with setup
> utilities???
The bios has no os settings, but I did not even try to use the CD ( Linux only
machine...
)
My cpuinfo seems quiet standard :
processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 5
model name : Pentium II (Deschutes)
stepping : 0
cpu MHz : 330.883770
cache size : 512 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
sep_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 2
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat
pse36
mmx osfxsr
bogomips : 330.14
processor : 1
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 5
model name : Pentium II (Deschutes)
stepping : 0
cpu MHz : 330.883770
cache size : 512 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
sep_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 2
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat
pse36
mmx osfxsr
bogomips : 330.14
>
> The opinions expressed herein are the author's own, and do not
> necessarily represent the opinions of any sane being.
>
> Chris Cull
> Compaq Computer Corp.
> Americas Communications, Manager
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Johan Kullstam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 5:29 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Can a SMP MB be nearly half as fast as another with same
> CPUs an
>
>
> Jean-Michel Merliot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> Hi everybody,
>>
>> I experiment something strange, maybe not SMP related,
>> please excuse me if I'm off-topic...
>>
>> I bought a Micronics Helios SMP dual PII/PIII mb at a good
>> price to replace my DK440LX.
>>
>> I just exchanged the two MB, kept same CPUs and same
>> memory. ( waiting for PIIIs )
>>
>> I use it with Seti@home to have it do something when I'm not here.
>>
>> With the DK440LX, I computed a work unit in around 15 hours.
>>
>> With the Helios one, it's around 23 hours a work unit.
>>
>> Is it at all possible some initialisations are not done on
>> the cpus by the MB at boot ( cache enabling or something the
>> like ) which may explain that phenomenon ?
>
> that could very well be. it may also be simple memory contention. my
> quad box takes 32 hours to process four simultaneous setiathome blocks
> but 26 hours to do one. i don't know why this got so much worse since
> the new mobo is supposedly better.
>
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