Dual Opteron Upgrade Question

[John Griffin]

We purchased two Opteron 244's for a dual system.
Only one CPU was in stock and we back ordered the second.
Upon opening the package, I discovered a spooky little note from AMD that
identified the importance of purchasing both CPUs with the same plant
number.
This is identified on the number on the chip- ie- OSADA244CC05
I can't remember what ours was and I can't find the slip that identified
this requirement.
I also couldn't find information on this at AMD's web-site.
I've never run into this before and I don't know if this limitation would
apply to your chipset.
I would highly recommend that you request opening the CPU package at the
supplier and look for the same notification (before purchasing).
fyi... my supplier thought I was a nutjob and I returned the CPU w/ the note
(they hadn't heard of this either). Upon calling their tech contact at AMD,
they were more friendly.
I swapped for two CPU's created from the same facility.
Our system has worked very well for us- best of luck...JWG

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "soul" <soul at innersoul.us>
To: <amd64-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 1:54 PM
Subject: Dual Opteron Upgrade Question


> I am building a server and it will eventually be Dual Opteron.  To keep
cost
> down I would like to only buy one proc at this time and upgrade to dual
proc
> later.  Can I perform an install such as that when I take it down and
> upgrade it with the second proc that it will take advantage of the new
> second proc without having to reinstall.  I really don't want to invest
the
> extra money at this time.
>
> If this is possible, which product should I install on the server?
>
> Thanks,
> Scott
>
>
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