>> ALAN: Am I right in thinking that there's a known bug in the
>> P54C processor regarding its use in SMP configurations, and one
>> needs the P55C (Px/MMX) processor as a minimum for reliable SMP
>> operation?
> No.
> In fact most pentium era SMP boards cannot support MMX
> processors, and many processors of that era have both SMP
> certified and non SMP certified CPU variants. The SMP certified
> ones have to be similar steppings in some cases to work.
Ah - yep, that's what I was thinking of - I knew there was some issue
relating to the pre-P2 Pentium processors.
> Life in the PII era is way way simpler.
Very true...
Best wishes from Riley.
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