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We are planning to purchase a new Dell PE2950 Server. &nbsp;My question is:<br />
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Will Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition support 2 x Intel Xeon Quad Core (X5355) Processors ? &nbsp;I was under the impresssion that windows would look at this as 8 (or 16 if hyperthreading is enabled) processors. &nbsp;Will we required Enterprise Edition to support this?
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We are planning to purchase a new Dell PE2950 Server.  My question is:

Will Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition support 2 x Intel Xeon Quad Core (X5355) Processors ?  I was under the impresssion that windows would look at this as 8 (or 16 if hyperthreading is enabled) processors.  Will we required Enterprise Edition to support this?

Will Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard support 2 x Intel Xeon Quad Core Processors?

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

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

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.