[kurt0375]

am i able to use a different processor in a duel processor motherboard to the other one installed. for example it currently has a p3 433mhz processor in it can i put a a faster p3 processor in the other processor socket.

 

[Rashiki]

I don't think so, if they have differen't FSB's and processes support, you'll most likely confuse the heck out of the computer.

What motherboard do you have? I have two spare 800mhz P3's laying around i'm not doing anything with. If it'll support them, i'd be willing to part with them.

 

[crazijoe]

Intel never made a P3 433MHz. They did however make a celeron 433MHz.

On a dual processor MB, both processors have to be the same stepping.

 

[kurt0375]

was just an example

 

[kurt0375]

I don't think so, if they have differen't FSB's and processes support, you'll most likely confuse the heck out of the computer.

What motherboard do you have? I have two spare 800mhz P3's laying around i'm not doing anything with. If it'll support them, i'd be willing to part with them.

i have an old server that was originally in a rack it is a quad CPU Compaq Proliant 6400R Rackmount Server Unit, the xeon chips are p3 550mhz.

i was just trying to find out because i have a p3 900 cpu spare and was just wundering if i could swop it for one of the xeons.

 

[crazijoe]

Xeons are not compatible with P3 boards. If you use a multiple processor setup, all processors must be the same speed and same stepping.

 

[Rashiki]

Yea, he's right they're not compatible. Just figured i'd try, i'm not using the chips!

 

[ebackhus]

My server uses dual P3 550Mhz 512KB L2 100Mhz FSB. They are exactly the same except for serials.