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Win 2k pro or XP pro Compaq Proliant 800 dual pent pro 200s?

 
J_27
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Win 2k pro or XP pro Compaq Proliant 800 dual pent pro 200s?

Anyone have success installing w2k pro or XP pro on a Compaq Proliant 800
(p02) with dual pent pro 200s with both processors recognized?

I can get XP and 2k to install. Hardware Manager reports the system as a
"standard pc." Attempting to run setup and change to a multiprocessor
setting hangs the computer

Attempting to install nt4 and selecting the MPS config results in these
errors:

HAL: mp_ptr invalid checksum
HAL: mps mp structure not found
HAL: no mps table found
HAL: this hal.dll requires an MPS version 1.1 system.

So, this system must not be 1.1.

At boot, both cpus are recognized by the bios.

Most current bios available.

Any thoughts

J
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J_27
Occasional Contributor

Re: Win 2k pro or XP pro Compaq Proliant 800 dual pent pro 200s?

Update:
I was able to find and enable the APIC MP table in BIOS.

I installed XP pro choosing the MPS multiprocessor setting.

XP starts and identifies the computer as a multiprocessor.

But: Sandra indicates "No APIC detected fo MP system."

Sandra's CPU test indicates this system' performance is similar to a dual 200 pro system.

Other CPU/system test tools appear to not find the 2nd cpu.

Any guidence about the missing APIC. Any recommended tools for testing?

J