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When is a Second Processor Used?

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If your PC is running an MPS-ready operating system, installing a second Pentium Pro processor will yield a significant performance advantage. The second processor works alongside the first and shares the processing workload. This can increase the overall processing performance of your PC by up to 80%, depending on your application. NOTE The advanced Pentium Pro processor installed in your PC provides the best performance when used with 32-bit operating systems and applications. When is a Second Processor Used? To be able to make use of a second processor, your PC must be running an MPS-ready operating system, such as Windows NT or SCO UNIX. If your PC is not running an MPS-ready operating system, you will not be able to gain any benefit from installation of a second processor. The table below shows which of the more commonly used PC operating systems are MPSready. Operating System MS-DOS Windows for Workgroups Windows 95 Windows NT SCO UNIX Solaris NEXTSTEP OS/2 Warp 3.0 32-bit? No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Multithreaded? No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes MPS-Ready? No No No Yes Yes Yes No No Refer to the manual supplied with your operating system for more information on its characteristics and capabilities.

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If your PC is running an MPS-ready operating system, installing a second Pentium Pro
processor will yield a significant performance advantage. The second processor works
alongside the first and shares the processing workload. This can increase the overall
processing performance of your PC by up to 80%, depending on your application.
NOTE
The advanced Pentium Pro processor installed in
your PC provides the best performance when used
with 32-bit operating systems and applications.
When is a Second Processor Used?
To be able to make use of a second processor, your PC must be running an MPS-ready
operating system, such as Windows NT or SCO UNIX. If your PC is not running an MPS-ready
operating system, you will not be able to gain any benefit from installation of a second
processor.
The table below shows which of the more commonly used PC operating systems are MPS-
ready.
Operating System
32-bit?
Multithreaded?
MPS-Ready?
MS-DOS
No
No
No
Windows for
Workgroups
No
No
No
Windows 95
Yes
Yes
No
Windows NT
Yes
Yes
Yes
SCO UNIX
Yes
Yes
Yes
Solaris
Yes
Yes
Yes
NEXTSTEP
Yes
Yes
No
OS/2 Warp 3.0
Yes
Yes
No
Refer to the manual supplied with your operating system for more information on its
characteristics and capabilities.