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Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Red Hat Linux - processor upgrade

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Windows Vista Business - To verify the presence of two processor chips, complete the following: 1. Click Start. 2. Click Windows Welcome. 3. Click Show more details. The Processor line indicates (2 processors) at the end of the line. Microsoft Windows XP Professional When the workstation starts, Windows XP Professional detects the new processor and silently installs it without sending any prompt or information to the user. After you install the processor upgrade, you see twice as many processors as before the upgrade. NOTE: Microsoft Windows XP Professional counts the total number of processor cores contained within the fabric of each processor chip, and not just the number of physical processor chips that are installed. To verify total number of processor cores installed in your workstation after the upgrade, complete the following: 1. Click Start. 2. Right-click My Computer. 3. In the drop-down menu, click Manage , then click Device Manager in the resulting window to expand the Device Manager menu options. 4. In the Device Manager menu options, click Processors. Each processor core currently installed in the workstation is listed on a separate indented line under the Processors option. 5. Compare this information with the processor core information you recorded in Step 1-Verifying the workstation processor on page 3. Twice as many processor cores appear when compared with before the installation. Red Hat Linux All versions of Red Hat Linux automatically detect the new processor hardware. In addition, Red Hat Linux, as shipped with HP xw Series Workstations, is configured with an SMP kernel. To verify total number of processor cores installed in your workstation after the upgrade, complete the following: 1. Right-click anywhere in the blank workstation display, and select Open Terminal. 2. At the terminal prompt, enter cat /proc/cpuinfo.. The screen displays detailed information on each processor core detected on the workstation at this time. 3. Compare this information with the processor core information you recorded in Step 1-Verifying the workstation processor on page 3. The cpuinfo screen displays detailed data for Processor 0 through either Processor 3 or Processor 7, depending on the model of the processor chips installed on your workstation. ENWW Step 6-Configuring the operating system and verifying the processor upgrade 13

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Windows Vista Business
— To verify the presence of two processor chips, complete the following:
1.
Click
Start
.
2.
Click
Windows Welcome
.
3.
Click
Show more details
. The
Processor
line indicates
(2 processors)
at the end of the line.
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
When the workstation starts, Windows XP Professional detects the new processor and silently installs
it without sending any prompt or information to the user. After you install the processor upgrade, you
see twice as many processors as before the upgrade.
NOTE:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional counts the total number of processor cores contained
within the fabric of each processor chip, and not just the number of physical processor chips that are
installed.
To verify total number of processor cores installed in your workstation after the upgrade, complete the
following:
1.
Click
Start
.
2.
Right-click
My Computer
.
3.
In the drop-down menu, click
Manage
, then click
Device Manager
in the resulting window to
expand the Device Manager menu options.
4.
In the Device Manager menu options, click
Processors
. Each processor core currently installed
in the workstation is listed on a separate indented line under the Processors option.
5.
Compare this information with the processor core information you recorded in
Step 1—Verifying
the workstation processor
on page
3
. Twice as many processor cores appear when compared with
before the installation.
Red Hat Linux
All versions of Red Hat Linux automatically detect the new processor hardware. In addition, Red Hat
Linux, as shipped with HP xw Series Workstations, is configured with an SMP kernel.
To verify total number of processor cores installed in your workstation after the upgrade, complete the
following:
1.
Right-click anywhere in the blank workstation display, and select
Open Terminal
.
2.
At the terminal prompt, enter
cat /proc/cpuinfo
..
The screen displays detailed information on each processor core detected on the workstation at
this time.
3.
Compare this information with the processor core information you recorded in
Step 1—Verifying
the workstation processor
on page
3
. The cpuinfo screen displays detailed data for
Processor 0
through either
Processor 3
or
Processor 7
, depending on the model of the processor chips
installed on your workstation.
ENWW
Step 6—Configuring the operating system and verifying the processor upgrade
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