My SME server's motherboard was cooked by lightening. Since I bought
this system in 2008, my supplier cannot get the original board. They
did send me a board that was supposed to match my CPU. After
installation and boot up, I got a POST message that said the CPU was not
supported by the board. Turns out that the board will support my CPU at
89W, but my CPU is 125W. I updated the BIOS, and still the same
message. I contacted the motherboard manufacturer (ASUS) and they
confirmed that the board does not support my CPU.
Here are my questions:
1. Can I run the system as is? Will doing so cause any damage to the
CPU or the board (ASUS could not give me an answer on this, other than
to say that the board does not support my CPU)?
2. If I get a CPU to match the board, will I have any issue in running
my SME? I did allow the current configuration to start up, and my SME
booted and ran just fine. I am just not sure that if I switch CPU's if
that will affect the SME distro as installed. Switching boards did not
have any affect on it at all.
Thanks for your thoughts.
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William Upp
Computer and Business Instructor
Technology Coordinator
Bluffs Schools
Bluffs, IL
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