Intel S7000FC4UR - Processor Configuration Errors; Figure 32. PECI Conceptual Quad Socket Block Diagram

Intel® Server System S7000FC4UR TPS BIOS Initialization
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Figure 32. PECI Conceptual Quad Socket Block Diagram
14.1.18 Processor Configuration Errors
14.1.18.1 Mixed Processor Steppings
For optimum performance, only identical processors should be installed. Processor stepping
within a common processor family can be mixed as long as it is listed in the processor
specification updates from Intel Corporation.
The BIOS does not check for mixed processor steppings. See the Intel
®
Xeon
®
Processor
Specification Update for supported mixed processor steppings.
14.1.18.2 Mixed Processor Families
Processor families cannot be mixed. If this condition is detected, the system responds to the
error as described in Table 28.
14.1.18.3 Mixed Processor FSB Speeds
Processors with different FSB speeds cannot be mixed in a system. If this condition is detected,
the system responds to the error as described in Table 28.