Sorry, not a linux specific question, but hey, it's for my linux box ;o) I have a Dell Precision 530 workstation, one of those dual Xeon systems, though I ordered only a single processor. I recently ordered a second processor from a company called Googlegear.com (this is where the bad karma comes in...). Basically I ordered a 1.5Ghz Xeon processor. I got it, and installed it, and get a processor mismatch warning. So I go reading through the (ok, admittedly, not-so-)fine print, and find out that what they sent me was a Xeon processor that only supports dual processing. I hadn't known there was such a beast. Any ideas whether this thing ought to work? I'm thinking that I need two "independent operation capable" processors for my box.
The unhappy ending is that the company isn't very kind, they're charging me a 15% restocking fee + I pay shipping. My explanation that what I ordered and what I got is, according to them, not valid, as I ordered an item with a particular part number and got an item with that part number. Kind of a bait-n-switch, but not a lot that I can do. Sorry if I'm just ranting, it's been a long morning already. -Charles
