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how do I disable hyperthreading on a dell power edge 2950?
How do I disable hyperthreading on a dell power edge 2950?
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normally you can go into the BIOS (by hitting F2) during the POST and there you can turn off/on HT
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I tried going there to disable the Logical processor field under the CPU information section.
but that option is not there.
Any Ideas?
but that option is not there.
Any Ideas?
I would think it would have to be there somewhere. It's something that you would have to disable/enable in the hardware.
Dell" PowerEdge" 2950 Systems Hardware Owner's Manual
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/pe2950/en/hom/html/syssetup.htm
Enable or disable Hyper-Threading technology by changing the setting of the Logical Processor option. See Table 2-3.
Table 2-3:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/pe2950/en/hom/html/syssetup.htm#wp1054756
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/pe2950/en/hom/html/syssetup.htm
Enable or disable Hyper-Threading technology by changing the setting of the Logical Processor option. See Table 2-3.
Table 2-3:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/pe2950/en/hom/html/syssetup.htm#wp1054756
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mwecomputers I was there first before I posted this question. it says it there in the doc but its not there on the screen.
thanks tho
thanks tho
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I went to that link and downloaded PE2950-020206BIOS.EXE and made a bootable diskete and am using an external usb floppy drive on the server
but now it try to boot from the floppy and just hangs on Loading DRMK Version 8.00......
Any Ideas??
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but now it try to boot from the floppy and just hangs on Loading DRMK Version 8.00......
Any Ideas??
Thanks
What OS are you running? The Dell Update Packages for Windows seem to work better than a floppy update.
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R178081&SystemID=PWE_2950&servicetag=&os=WNET&osl=en&deviceid=11598&devlib=0&typecnt=0&vercnt=8&catid=-1&impid=-1&formatcnt=6&libid=1&fileid=242351
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R178081&SystemID=PWE_2950&servicetag=&os=WNET&osl=en&deviceid=11598&devlib=0&typecnt=0&vercnt=8&catid=-1&impid=-1&formatcnt=6&libid=1&fileid=242351
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There isnt a os on it as of now, I am trying to install netware 6.5 on this server.