Gateway ALR 9000 Manual De Usuario
16 Gateway ALR 9000 User’s Guide
CPUs and CPU Slots
The standard system is equipped with one Pentium Pro chip installed on
CPU card
CPU card
A
which is installed in CPU card slot
A
. In CPU card slot
B
, a
terminator card is installed in place of an optional second CPU card
B
.
Symmetrical Multi-Processing
Symmetrical Multi-Processing SMP enables all CPUs in the system
simultaneously to service interrupts, access system memory, and perform I/
O operations. If your operating system does not support SMP, the system
adjusts the processing mode to Asymmetrical, meaning only the first CPU
accepts I/O interrupts, while the successive CPUs accept only
interprocessor interrupts.
simultaneously to service interrupts, access system memory, and perform I/
O operations. If your operating system does not support SMP, the system
adjusts the processing mode to Asymmetrical, meaning only the first CPU
accepts I/O interrupts, while the successive CPUs accept only
interprocessor interrupts.
Voltage Regulator Module
Each CPU must have a dedicated voltage regulator module (VRM) which
adjusts the voltage supplied to the CPU.
adjusts the voltage supplied to the CPU.
Floppy Drive Controller
The floppy drive controller can support up to two devices of 1.44-MB or
2.88-MB format.
2.88-MB format.
Figure 5: CPU Card
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