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Dual Socket 5/7 personal computers from Compaq, IBM, Dell, HP, etc.

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First post, by kwyjibo

Posted on 2019-08-31, 11:16

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Greetings to all,

I am looking for information about existing computers from the big companies that were equipped with dual socket 5/7 and that its intended use was as a personal computer or workstation and not a server (I know that the difference can be subtle even more at that time).

Can you add more models to the list?

HP Vectra XU 5/XXXc (desktop)
Dell OptiPlex DGX 5100 (desktop)
Intergraph TD-30 (desktop)
Digital Celebris XL 5xxx

Here is a list of server to keep them apart:

NEC ProServa V Plus / Zenith Z-Server WL
Digital Prioris XL Server 5133 (this is (maybe) a Celebris under another model name or the other way around)

Edit: Added a few models, changed socket to s5/7.

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Reply 1 of 5, by red-ray

Posted on 2019-08-31, 15:42

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Gigabyte GA-586DX, see https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-586DX … #support-manual

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Reply 2 of 5, by kwyjibo

Posted on 2020-03-15, 07:57

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Thanks red-ray for the suggestion but the idea is to have a list of branded computer. I bet IBM/Compaq had some models...

Reply 3 of 5, by H3nrik V!

Posted on 2020-03-15, 14:32

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I have a couple of Dell Precision 420's with cpu on daughter board. And AFAIK, there exists dual daughter boards for this machine ..

EDIT: Sorry, the Precision 420 was dual PIII.

The machines with daughter boards were Compaq ProLiant 1500

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Reply 4 of 5, by Standard Def Steve

Posted on 2020-03-15, 16:46

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I have an old Vtech machine with dual P60s. It’s been a while since I’ve fired that thing up or had it open. IIRC both sockets are on a daughterboard, and the motherboard not only supports the dual Pentium board, but also a dual 486 card. I think. Will take a closer look at it later on.

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Reply 5 of 5, by eisapc

Posted on 2020-03-16, 07:40

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While I own multiple dual PPro desktop systems I never came across a dual socket 5/7 Desktop.

Most dual socket 5/7 systems I know/own are in the server category
Compaq Proliant 1500 with Dual CPU processor board
Compaq Proliant 2000/4000/4500 up to 4 CPU boards with Socket 4 or 5
IBM Server 320 MCA/PCI and EISA/PC versions were availiable
hp netserver LH pro
SNI PCD 5T

As statet before there are several boards made by ASUS or Gigabyte.

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