From: Mike '/m' 


You might want to see if you can turn off a CPU via BIOS before you start
prying open the box.

 /m

On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 11:42:03 -0600, John Cuccia  wrote:

>Thanks.  That last sentence was what I was hoping to be the case.
>
>I'll try pulling the suspect processor without trying to change the
>HAL before I do anything else.
>
>On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 11:46:46 -0500, "Rich Gauszka"
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"John Cuccia"  wrote in message
>>news:k93qv0tu0v11c10mgf65go7b6mp5kodjje{at}4ax.com...
>>> Does anyone know of a method for converting a multiprocessor Windows
>>> 2000 Server installation to uniprocessor operation?
>>
>>Don't know if this will help
>>
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811366
>>
>>In Windows 2000, you can change to any listed HAL type. However, if you
>>select an incorrect HAL, the computer may not start correctly. Therefore,
>>only compatible HALs are listed in Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. If
>>you run a multiprocessor HAL with only a single processor installed, the
>>computer typically works as expected, and there is little or no affect on
>>performance.
>>
>>
>>

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