[KLUG Members] Dual Pentium Pros

[Brian Ritz]

On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Rusty Yonkers wrote:

>Ok ..... this may sound really stupid .... but what is
>a VRM??
Voltage Regulator Module   senses a computer's microprocessor voltage 
requirements and ensures that the correct voltage is maintained.
>--- Brian Ritz <britz@whitemice.org> wrote:
>> On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Adam Bultman wrote:
>> 
>> >Okay then: here's a neat-o thing:  I was just
>> offered a Dual PII-333
>> >motherboard with procs for 40 bucks "paid only if
>> it works". This is a
>> >definate step up; this will outperform (most
>> likely) my one workstation
>> >now (which is a single 500).
>> >
>> >Howver, it lacks a VRM. Does it *need* it? I have
>> *no* info regarding
>> >setting up dual machines. 
>> Yes you need a VRM unless you are only running one
>> processor. 
>>  Where can I get them, assuming I can at all?
>> I have a couple different PPro machines one came
>> with a VRM and the other 
>> two I had to search all over for them. The only
>> consistent place I found 
>> them were at Ebay, but make you get the correct one
>> for your motherboard. 
>> 
>> >Are they standard along manufacturers, speeds, etc?
>>  I'm lost.  I'm hoping
>> >I can get a VRM for like, 30 bucks.  That would
>> kick me from single
>> >ppro 200 (which just sits around) to a dual 333 PII
>> box, which is useful
>> >for other things.
>> >
>> Yes a dual 333 PII is the home machine for us at
>> whitemice.  We will have 
>> three to four people on at once and notice no
>> problems. 
>> >
>> >
>> >--
>> >Adam Bultman
>> >adam@glaven.org
>> >[ http://www.glaven.org ]
>> >
>> >On 3 Apr 2002, Bruce Smith wrote:
>> >
>> >> > Okay: Does anyone here have dual pentium pro
>> linux boxes?
>> >>
>> >> Yes, I have a couple at work, and have run Linux
>> on them.
>> >>
>> >> > ... and I want to know how they perform.
>> >>
>> >> I'm quite happy with the performance.  Of course
>> it depends on what
>> >> you're doing.  If this is a desktop, typically
>> running one process at a
>> >> time, SMP may not be give you much of a boost. 
>> If it's a server running
>> >> a lot of things, you should notice a fair
>> improvement.
>> >>
>> >> > If they don't perform that well, I'll save my
>> money.
>> >>
>> >> I wouldn't spend much money for anything that
>> old, especially with
>> >> today's hardware prices.  But if you can pickup a
>> board cheap, why not!
>> >>
>> >> > P.S.  Should I guy a special power supply for
>> it?  Right now it's probably
>> >> > got a 250 in it.
>> >>
>> >> No idea.
>> >>
>> >> --------------------------------------------
>> >> Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
>> >> System Administrator / Network Administrator
>> >> Armstrong International, Inc.
>> >> Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
>> >> http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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