Frequently Asked Questions
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Installation Guide
Frequently Asked Questions
This chapter attempts to answer some common questions regarding the
PL-Pro/II and the PowerLeap CPU Control Panel.
PL-Pro/II
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Can I use the PL-Pro/II on a dual-CPU motherboard?
If you have a dual-Pentium Pro motherboard, you can remove your old CPUs and
install two PL-Pro/IIs with SMP-compliant PPGA Celerons. (Note that not all PPGA
Celerons are SMP-compliant and FC-PGA Celerons are not SMP-compliant).
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What is SMP?
SMP (Symmetric Multi-Processing) is a method for building a computer that can use
more than one CPU. SMP technology has been employed in advanced workstations,
mini computers, and mainframe computers for some time. Recently high-performance
PC-based servers have also used SMP.
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Can I benefit from SMP?
To take advantage of the extra processor, you must have an operating system that
supports dual CPUs (Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 do; Windows 95, 98 don't),
and applications that can use the extra processor. Currently, relatively few end-user
applications can benefit from dual CPUs. In fact, most dual-processor systems are
employed as file servers.
