Dual Procesors with Windows XP Home

[Jeffery Needham]

I'm running dual processors on an Alton V694 dual
processor motherboard. I'm running a PIII 733 and a PIII
866 processor. There running well and stable, but the
BIOS reports (2) 866 MHZ at post, and Windows XP reports
only Pentium Processor 869 MHZ.

How do I get windows to see the dual processor? Or is
the issue with the BIOS and need flashing. Also, is
there a special patch for Windows XP Home to take full
advantage of dual processors?

Jeffery

[Snorton]

You can't use duals on Home. You need at least XP Pro.

"Jeffery Needham" > wrote in message
...
> I'm running dual processors on an Alton V694 dual
> processor motherboard. I'm running a PIII 733 and a PIII
> 866 processor. There running well and stable, but the
> BIOS reports (2) 866 MHZ at post, and Windows XP reports
> only Pentium Processor 869 MHZ.
>
> How do I get windows to see the dual processor? Or is
> the issue with the BIOS and need flashing. Also, is
> there a special patch for Windows XP Home to take full
> advantage of dual processors?
>
> Jeffery
>

[Amethyst]

Jeffery Needham wrote:
> I'm running dual processors on an Alton V694 dual
> processor motherboard. I'm running a PIII 733 and a PIII
> 866 processor. There running well and stable, but the
> BIOS reports (2) 866 MHZ at post, and Windows XP reports
> only Pentium Processor 869 MHZ.
>
> How do I get windows to see the dual processor? Or is
> the issue with the BIOS and need flashing. Also, is
> there a special patch for Windows XP Home to take full
> advantage of dual processors?
>
> Jeffery

Yes there's a patch - you can find it at most good software retailers. It
comes in a snazzy blue box marked 'Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Upgrade'.

[Alex Nichol]

Jeffery Needham wrote:

>I'm running dual processors on an Alton V694 dual=20
>processor motherboard. I'm running a PIII 733 and a PIII=20
>866 processor. There running well and stable, but the=20
>BIOS reports (2) 866 MHZ at post, and Windows XP reports=20
>only Pentium Processor 869 MHZ.

XP Home does not support dual processor systems - it is one of the
features explicitly confined to XP Pro


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Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K.