ML350 g4 (not g4p) processor upgrade

[turbotom]

Hi all,
Google didn't answer these questions for me.
I want to add another processor to a single processor setup. I found it incredibly difficult to find a matched pair, so I'm considering buying a matched pair of socket 604 xeons off e-bay. Is there any reason two 3.6ghz xeons wouldn't work? It's not officially supported by HP, but the Intel chipset says that it supports them? Also, would there be a problem if I were to get two 3.4ghz chips that don't have the same steppings as the ones originally sold with the computers?
Thanks for your help.

[KarloChacon]

hi


well at least in the quickspecs 3.6 are not listed (I see specs have not been update sice 2006)

you see
Intel Xeon 3.4 GHz-1MB Processor Option Kit 370513-B21
Intel Xeon 3.2 GHz-1MB Processor Option Kit
358345-B21
Intel Xeon 3.0 GHz-1MB Processor Option Kit
358344-B21

so it would be under you own risk to test those

and usually for stepping issue the resolution is update system rom and/or also use the proc with lower stepping in slot 1

regards

[turbotom]

The current processors in there actually isn't any of those. It's an Irwindale processor with the 2megs of cache.
Well, that give me hope that a new processor will work. I also found a bios update that says it supports newer processors...unfortunately, it doesn't give specifics.