Multi processor mobo?

[AndrewHwang]

Hi everyone im kinda new to the multi processor area, and i was just wondering if it was possible to run a motherboard with 2 or 4 CPU slots with only 1 actual CPU?

Thanks for the help and advice.

-Andrew

 

[Rage_3K_Moiz]

Why not? As long as there's at least one CPU present, I don't think it would cause any problems (other than ur PC not booting )

 

[Nodsu]

Yes you can do it no problem, actually this is how most of the multi-CPU machines are sold - with only one or two processors fitted and the rest optional.

The one CPU present has to be in the slot/socket 0.

 

[AndrewHwang]

Thanks very much for the help and replies

 

[tifc8lraz]

Hi everyone im kinda new to the multi processor area, and i was just wondering if it was possible to run a motherboard with 2 or 4 CPU slots with only 1 actual CPU?

Thanks for the help and advice.

-Andrew

Do you mean the slots in older cpu's as in a slot that kind of looks like a pci slot, or a newer cpu with a "socket like" slot? (Trying to learn this for the future as my interest has been raised on this subject after reading this post).

 

[lehsstudent]

does asus have any multi procesor mobos?

 

[Nodsu]

Yes of course. You have to look under server motherboards.

Pay attention to the form factor before you buy though - you may not be able to fit the thing in your case

 

[CrossFire851]

Also not all CPU's are capabile of running more then one CPU on the motherboard.

Exaple- 2+ Athlon CPUs can't run together

2+ Operys can


You also have get sever class CPUs

 

[Gnomeofdeath]

You might need to put a dummy processor in the sockets you don't plan on using to get it to function properly. I have never built a multi-processor setup, but we do have multi-processor servers at work that I am responsible for. On our Eservers there is a dummy processor in socket 2 that we would pull out and replace with a real processor if we upgraded.

 

[CrossFire851]

The motherboard it's self would come with it.