Proliant 5500 - PIII Xeon 1.0GHz processors

[Rich_79]

Hi,

I have in my posession a 5500 server with 2 PII 500MHz processors in already. I also have 2 PIII Xeon 1.0GHz processors.

Can anyone tell me whether these processors are compatible with this server?

Thanks

[Leonard Davison]

I'm pretty sure the answer is no.
The PIII 500 is a 100mhz SECC chip and the PIII 1Ghz is 133 495 Pin SECC which is different.

Voltages are going to be different too so the VRM's won't work....

[Rich_79]

ok thanks for that. Didn't think they would go in, but it's nice to have a second opinion.

[ernst limbrunner]

hi

the proliant 5500 will NOT accept processors faster than 550 mhz. theoretically it could support 700 and 900 mhz versions - because the have a 100 mhz front side bus.

however, the bios checks the cpu-id and will not support faster processors than 550 mhz.

all you will get is the following:

"unsupported processor - system halted"

sorry, but that is how it is.

best regards
ernesto

[Rich_79]

hi ernst,

Thanks for your information.

Do you know if it is possible to get a new motherboard for the 5500 that supports the processors?

[e4services]

No it is not possible, the motherboards are unique in form. BUT it IS possible to purchase a cpu upgrade kit where you can obtain significantly faster performance (up to 1.4GHz) from your server by upgrading to Intel Pentium III-Sâ ¢ ("Tualatin" core, 512KB L2 cache) PIII/XEON-s processors. As low as $699 for Dual 1.1GHz and $259 for single 1.4

[ernst limbrunner]

hi rich

you will not find another systemboard for the proliant 5500 (nor any other proliant) that gives you the unique proliant features like managability, performance and reliability.
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maybe you find a systemboard that closely fits, but how do you connect to power, etc ??
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some vendors offer (wonder)-sockets that accept cpus with another pin-layout. but the compaq bios will NOT ALLOW other processors than the ones originally supported by compaq.

best regards
ernesto

ps: i joined compaq in 1989 and was (until 2002) the author and designer of the EMEA proliant technology trainings.