Two Motherboard System?

hitori · 02-19-2008, 03:57 AM

Is that even possible? I'm curious because I have two old windows 98 boxes lying around. They're both old cheap systems, one is a Gateway and the other is a HP. My goal is to combine the two systems and make a decent one. I was thinking of using linux as the OS. I haven't the slightest clue of how I would fuse the two boxes.

voyagerfan99 · 02-19-2008, 04:02 AM

I don't think it's possible with two different motherboards.

It probably may not even be possible even if they are both the same.

My vote is a no go.

hitori · 02-20-2008, 12:48 AM

so would two mobos equal two different computers?

Kornowski · 02-20-2008, 12:51 AM

Yeah, you can't combine them to make on system.

You're right, two MOBO's = Two computers

Synesthesia · 02-25-2008, 01:58 AM

Actually, Ive seen a two mobo system before. It was really weird, but it worked. They were two separate computers, but he somehow had them share the same resources, and wrote a program that split up the workload between the two.
Both mobo's were inside the same case.
Its pretty advanced stuff.

Bob Jeffery · 02-25-2008, 02:19 AM

Yep pretty advanced lol. Hard to do...pretty expensive too.

[-0MEGA-] · 02-25-2008, 02:32 AM

It can be done, but not with consumer desktop boards AFAIK.

Rothzael · 02-25-2008, 02:47 PM

They require extra engineering to share BUSes and the like.

02-19-2008, 03:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
hitori New Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 4	Two Motherboard System? Is that even possible? I'm curious because I have two old windows 98 boxes lying around. They're both old cheap systems, one is a Gateway and the other is a HP. My goal is to combine the two systems and make a decent one. I was thinking of using linux as the OS. I haven't the slightest clue of how I would fuse the two boxes. __________________ -Hitori

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02-19-2008, 04:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
voyagerfan99 Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,054	I don't think it's possible with two different motherboards. It probably may not even be possible even if they are both the same. My vote is a no go.

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Synesthesia Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 99	Actually, Ive seen a two mobo system before. It was really weird, but it worked. They were two separate computers, but he somehow had them share the same resources, and wrote a program that split up the workload between the two. Both mobo's were inside the same case. Its pretty advanced stuff.

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Rothzael Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Somewhere but not here. Posts: 83	They require extra engineering to share BUSes and the like. __________________ Programming Assignment Help Programming tutorials

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