Try a Dell group if you want a detailed answer, or Intel also, but
the 2 processors must be Identical(i.e. the SAME stepping).
"~misfit~" <misfit61nz.RemoveThis@yahoomung.co.nz> wrote in message
news:fiO1c.2181$Nc3.35738@news.xtra.co.nz...
> Jim wrote:
> > I have a PE 6650 with a single 1.4GHz CPU. Dell quoted me $1499
for a
> > second processor! Surely, I don't need to pay that much but I've
> > been told that you have to be careful when adding a 2nd processor
to
> > make sure they'll work. The architecture should be the same. Can
I
> > not purchase any Intel Xeon1.4GHz/512KB and have it work? Thanks.
>
> Maybe. That's about as good an answer as you're going to get. Try to
get a
> (non-dell) CPU that you can return if it doesn't work in your
system.
> --
> ~misfit~
>
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