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Yeah that's what I was thinking.
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The response I recieved from my distributer was: <br />
This board has issues running on one cpu.It will work - but the ram will only show 4gb.
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The response I recieved from my distributer was:
This board has issues running on one cpu.It will work - but the ram will only show 4gb.

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&gt;but the ram will only show 4gb<br />
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That seems strange - I would think it would be because you are running a 32-bit OS. &nbsp;If the board truly would only show 4GB in the BIOS with one cpu, I would go for a different motherboard. &nbsp;That kind of behavior is a sign of something defective.
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>but the ram will only show 4gb

That seems strange - I would think it would be because you are running a 32-bit OS.  If the board truly would only show 4GB in the BIOS with one cpu, I would go for a different motherboard.  That kind of behavior is a sign of something defective.

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Hi I have just been informed by my distributer that I must purchase 2x E5520 Xeon Processors if I am to use an Intel SC5520HC Motherboard with 8GB (2x4GB) ECC RAM.<br />
Just wanting to know any reasoning behind why this might be true or if not why it would be preferred/recommended?
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Hi I have just been informed by my distributer that I must purchase 2x E5520 Xeon Processors if I am to use an Intel SC5520HC Motherboard with 8GB (2x4GB) ECC RAM.
Just wanting to know any reasoning behind why this might be true or if not why it would be preferred/recommended?

Require 2 CPUs on an Intel Server SC5520HC Motherboard?

Components are those devices that are internal to a computer -- the PC boards, the central processor (CPU), the memory (RAM), disk and video controllers and so on.

Components

Servers are computing devices that are similar to desktop computers in that they have the same basic components, but are significantly different in size, configuration and purpose. Servers are usually accessed over a network, and many run unattended, without a computer monitor, input device, audio hardware or USB interfaces. Many servers do not have a graphical user interface (GUI), and are configured and managed remotely. Servers typically include hardware redundancy such as dual power supplies, RAID disk systems, and ECC memory, along with extensive pre-boot memory testing and verification. Critical components might be hot swappable, and to guard against overheating, servers might have more powerful fans or use water cooling.