1. Probably, but with less performance. 2. You shouldn't have any issue with SME as it is Linux based. Unlike Windows, Linux basically rediscovers what it is running on every time you boot. The only time it would be a problem is if you changed from a ix86 architecture to x64 or PPC.
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 6:33 AM, William Upp <w...@bluffs-school.com> wrote: > 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. > -- > William Upp > Computer and Business Instructor > Technology Coordinator > Bluffs Schools > Bluffs, IL > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > -- -- Ben Story CCSP, CCNA, CCNA Wireless, CCDA ben.st...@gmail.com "You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. -- Abraham Lincoln
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