2 pc's --> dual pc

22nd February 2004, 16:35

Ok, question,

Is it possible to let 2 identical motherboards work together (not by lan or something) to get a dualcpu setup ? En how can I doe this ?

Greetz, HF

jmke · 22nd February 2004, 17:34

Uhm... nope

DUR0N · 22nd February 2004, 17:47

unless you are the mad doctor frankenstein....nope.

piotke · 22nd February 2004, 18:13

Quote:

Originally posted by DUR0N
unless you are the mad doctor frankenstein....nope.

lol

RichBa5tard · 22nd February 2004, 19:01

Without lan? Why?

You could build a (open)Mosix cluster with 2 PC's (don't need to be identical) connected with firewire. A cheap and efficient way to get load balancing.

22nd February 2004, 23:28

Quote:

Originally posted by RichBa5tard

You could build a (open)Mosix cluster with 2 PC's

got something alike for windows?
i know it's possible with a win 2k advanced server, but i'm not quite in the mood to install that

23rd February 2004, 01:31

certain programs (like 3d studio max) support exacutions on 2 PC' simultaneously.
This usually works over LAN though.

jmke · 23rd February 2004, 07:10

Quote:

Originally posted by LowBasic

i know it's possible with a win 2k advanced server, but i'm not quite in the mood to install that

you need an external SCSI HD rack to make clustering work with Windows... kinda expensive

RichBa5tard · 23rd February 2004, 07:14

Quote:

Originally posted by jmke

you need an external SCSI HD rack to make clustering work with Windows... kinda expensive

Indeed, and the windows cluster licence is extremely pricy (like 5000 euro each node :s ).

If it's for personal use i'd recommend openmosix with gigabit lan.

jmke · 23rd February 2004, 08:07

you can "hack" the Windows cluster by changing some files/registry settings , that way you can use a normal network drive, but this is hardly recommended and I only used it in a test environment for learning W2k server.

22nd February 2004, 16:35	#1
wutske Posts: n/a	2 pc's --> dual pc Ok, question, Is it possible to let 2 identical motherboards work together (not by lan or something) to get a dualcpu setup ? En how can I doe this ? Greetz, HF

22nd February 2004, 17:34	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,019	Uhm... nope __________________

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RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	Without lan? Why? You could build a (open)Mosix cluster with 2 PC's (don't need to be identical) connected with firewire. A cheap and efficient way to get load balancing. __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp): E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

23rd February 2004, 08:07	#10
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,019	you can "hack" the Windows cluster by changing some files/registry settings , that way you can use a normal network drive, but this is hardly recommended and I only used it in a test environment for learning W2k server. __________________

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FreeStyler Posts: n/a	certain programs (like 3d studio max) support exacutions on 2 PC' simultaneously. This usually works over LAN though.