[OT] Julien Pierre wrote: > Steve, > > Steve Harris wrote: > >> If the obove are not an issue to you, then SMP is great. I'm upset that >> theres nothing to replace the PIII that had SMP as standard and led to >> cheap, reliable, desktop SMP motherboards. >> >> > There are Athlon SMP solutions that are not very expensive. Not the > latest technology for sure, but they work. Dual Athlon MP motherboards > can be had for about $250, and an Athlon MP 2800+ chip can be had for > $170. They will take standard DDR, but ECC is preferred. I am using an > Asus A7M266-D myself, with a pair of Athlon MP 1500+, built just over 2 > years ago. I would say it's an excellent motherboard for Linux, not good > for windows at all though. My Athlon MP system actually can't record > audio properly in Windows with any soundcard (tried the built-in AC97, > SB Live, Delta 66). It just gets about 30 clicks and pops per second in > all recordings under Win2K. I think it's a problem with the Win2K SMP > kernel. Never got a chance to install the uni Win2K kernel - the install > doesn't give me a choice since it detects SMP support in the BIOS. in case you want to track this one down, there is a boot.ini option that accomplishes this: /onecpu or alternatively /numproc=1 for more details about the dark side of kernel parameters, see http://perso.wanadoo.fr/tmcd2/BootIni.htm -- The handles of a craftsman's tools bespeak an absolute simplicity, the plainest forms affording the greatest range of possibilities for the user's hand. That which is overdesigned, too highly specific, anticipates outcome; the anticipation of outcome guarantees, if not failure, the absence of grace. - William Gibson, "All Tomorrow's Parties" J?rn Nettingsmeier Kurf?rstenstr 49, 45138 Essen, Germany http://spunk.dnsalias.org (my server) http://www.linuxaudiodev.org (Linux Audio Developers)
