Re: [users] Re: motherboard info
On Wed, May 16, 2001 at 05:48:00PM -0400, MaD dUCK wrote:
> also sprach Colin Watson (on Wed, 16 May 2001 10:40:45PM +0100):
> > >is there any way to find out the motherboard make and model number of
> > >a running system? i can't take it down... just not an option. but i
> > >need the mobo info.
> >
> > Assuming it's a PCI system, does /proc/pci give you what you need?
> > Failing that, you could try /var/log/dmesg or something else in /proc.
>
> kind of. although i am a little overwhelmed. the system is scheduled
> for downtime saturday night and i want to place a new processor in it
> (it's a P5 120 servicing about 200 users, with about 70 simultaneous
> logins - yay linux. but the load is 1.7 and i need to make it faster).
> so i want to find out (a) what processors are supported by the board,
> and (b) any jumper settings up front, so that actual downtime is 30
> minutes...
You'll need to know the board manufacturer and BIOS version before upgrading
the processor. You may need to flash the BIOS to make sure that it supports
the new CPU.
-B
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