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Adding 2nd CPU on DELL POWEREDGE SERVER

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by khiem524

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Does anyone remember how to add a 2nd CPU to a Dell Server Successfully. Please advise steps to accomplish this.

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by jordana

I am assuming NT 4.0.

- Backup server.
- If PDC, promote a BDC to PDC role, so the machine you are upgrading is no longer the PDC (you can promote it back when the upgrade is done...)
- Power off.
- remove the little place holder card from theMoBo.
- Insert New CPU.
- Reinstall NT 4.0 as either BDC or member server depending on what the server was before.
- Restore services/data that were running on the machine. Note: do not restore the OS.
- if the server was a PDC, promote it to PDC.
- Done.

Note: There are numerous hacks out there that will allow you to modify the registry and perform numerous other tasks that let you get by without reinstalling the OS. In my experience these lead to flakey machines.

Yet another reason to upgrade to win2k. Adding a processor is sooo much easier.

Jordan

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