I am a fool! I need lots of help with my dual system!!!

#1 GuY

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Posted 20 February 2000 - 08:52 PM

hi,

I don't know much about dual cpu's and win2k. I have a Dual p2 400 (runs at 896, 448 each cpu). In the BIOS on the start up it runs in dual, but I don't know if win2k is running dual. I have a VD3 2000 and a Montego II quadzilla soundcard in this computer. I was told that voodoo's don't support dual and I don't know if the soundcard does either. I am running win2k pro final. Can you guys tell me how to get my computer running its best and where i can get drivers or what I should replace so it runs in dual. Also what should I do in q3. I hear this command r_smp 1 but everytime I type it in nothing happens. Is this due to the fact that one of my two cpu's is nolonger working when I enter windows? Any and all help is greatly appricated!

Thanks guys

#2 SHS

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Posted 20 February 2000 - 09:22 PM

That rigth GuY both card "don't" have support SMP drivers sorry
ops forgot "don't"

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#3 Silent-IQ

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Posted 20 February 2000 - 09:29 PM

do see if you have dual cpu's in win2k right click on the win startmenubar and schoose taskmanager...there choose preformance and if you see 2 cpu graphs then you have dual in win2k...when it comes to Q3A and dual with voodoo3 2000...well sorry man you aint gonna make that work for a while coz 3dfx drivers aint supporting smp...so get yourself a geforce if you whanna play quake with smp...but the truth is that you aint gonna get much more with 2 proccesors..so its not worth it..
i got a Dual P3/133Mhz with 256Mb/133mhz RAM and already with 1 proccesor i choke my AsusV3800 Ultra Deluxe TNT2 card..so when i run Q3 with 2 proccesors..i get 5 fps more..

#4 Awaxx

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Posted 21 February 2000 - 12:26 AM

You get only 5 more fps because of you video card (unable to fill enough polygone). But you can run a LAN server on one CPU and play on the other !!!

Awx

#5 APV_SAV

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Posted 21 February 2000 - 04:58 AM

Let's make clear one thing, dual doesn't mean you get 2x performance even your hardware drivers support SMP, dual means 2x (maybe more) more stable and if you do a lot of multi tasking like i do, you will appreciate dual.