https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/boot-strap-error-upon-boot-up/m-p/2478165#M1380 its intels problem, just swap the processors and all is good. <BR />now, if after that, you still see the message, you have partially incompatible processors... Thu, 11 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT Ayman Altounji 2001-01-11T00:00:00Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/boot-strap-error-upon-boot-up/m-p/2478162#M1377 I receive the following error when one of my new DL360s boot up: <BR />"Boot strap processor is not lowest stepping <BR />Recommend you swap processors." <BR />What does this mean? We configured several identical systems at the same time and this is the only one that displays this error. <BR /> <BR />Each system has 1 GB RAM and two III 800 mHz processors. Wed, 03 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/boot-strap-error-upon-boot-up/m-p/2478162#M1377 Ayman Altounji 2001-01-03T00:00:00Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/boot-strap-error-upon-boot-up/m-p/2478163#M1378 We are having the exact same error... Fri, 05 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/boot-strap-error-upon-boot-up/m-p/2478163#M1378 Ayman Altounji 2001-01-05T00:00:00Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/boot-strap-error-upon-boot-up/m-p/2478164#M1379 We swapped the processors just like the screen said and that resolved the issue. Fri, 05 Jan 2001 00:00:01 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/boot-strap-error-upon-boot-up/m-p/2478164#M1379 Ayman Altounji 2001-01-05T00:00:01Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/boot-strap-error-upon-boot-up/m-p/2478165#M1380 its intels problem, just swap the processors and all is good. <BR />now, if after that, you still see the message, you have partially incompatible processors... Thu, 11 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/boot-strap-error-upon-boot-up/m-p/2478165#M1380 Ayman Altounji 2001-01-11T00:00:00Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/boot-strap-error-upon-boot-up/m-p/2478166#M1381 Thanks for the assistance ..... Tue, 27 Mar 2001 00:00:00 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/boot-strap-error-upon-boot-up/m-p/2478166#M1381 Ayman Altounji 2001-03-27T00:00:00Z