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Herbert Graf <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 10 Oct 2000 19:28:46 -0400
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>      I just purchased 2 Pentium II 400 Mhz. Xeon processors.  I
> guess I was sort of stupid but I did not know what a Xeon
> processor was.  I though it was a standard Pentium II.  Well, the
> edge connector is larger than a standard Pentium II slot and it
> will not fit any motherboard I have.  Is there some type of
> adapter that I can use to make these processors work in a

        No, Xeon processor require a Slot 2 interface, I don't know of any adapter
that would allow you to use one in a Slot 1 MB.

> standard motherboard, or am I stuck with worthless processors?
> Any ideas what I can do with them besides paperweights?   Thanks
> for the help.

        They are far from paperweights. The Xeons are server CPUs, they were
developed for big business with big price tags. You can get Slot 2 MBs, they
are not cheap but they are solid as a rock. I hope you got them cheap,
because they aren't much faster than PII or PIII's. TTYL

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