Gateway E-5250 Personal Computer User Manual


 
System Features 13
Networking
For easy connection to a network, a PCI-based 10/100 megabits per second
(Mbps) networking card is provided as a standard component of your
computer.
Processor
Your computer includes support for dual Intel Pentium II Xeon processors.
The Pentium II Xeon processor is designed to support the needs of single-
and multithreaded workstation applications. The processor includes fast
ECC level 2 cache and multiprocessing capabilities.
One processor comes standard in the computer. The other processor slot is
filled with a terminator card. If you add a second processor, both processors
should be of the same clock speed and have the same amount of cache
memory.
A voltage regulator connector on the system board provides support for a
voltage regulator module that is installed if your system includes two
processors.
Installing two processors enables your computer to take advantage of
multithreading on some 32-bit graphics applications. These applications
may run faster with two processors than with one. See your software
documentation for more information.
For information on removing and installing a processor, see the “Installing
Components” chapter in the
Maintaining and Troubleshooting Your E-5250
System
guide.