Can't merge computers

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Paul Roberts Send message Joined: 22 Feb 12 Posts: 2 Credit: 8,230,284 RAC: 29,732	Message 1300132 - Posted: 29 Oct 2012, 6:09:09 UTC
	I have one HP xw8400 and I changed the operating system from 32bit Windows XP to 64bit Win7. Now there is a second entry for same computer and when I try to merge them I get: Host 6686884 has an incompatible CPU: (GenuineIntel Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 5150 @ 2.66GHz [Intel64 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 11], GenuineIntel Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 5150 @ 2.66GHz [x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 11]) Host 6687264 has an incompatible CPU: (GenuineIntel Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 5150 @ 2.66GHz [Intel64 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 11], GenuineIntel Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 5150 @ 2.66GHz [x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 11]) What is going on??? ____________
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Gundolf Jahn Send message Joined: 19 Sep 00 Posts: 3078 Credit: 341,914 RAC: 96	Message 1300235 - Posted: 29 Oct 2012, 15:45:06 UTC - in response to Message 1300132. Last modified: 29 Oct 2012, 15:45:50 UTC
	I can't tell you either why BOINC thinks those (identical) CPUs to be incompatible, but did you try to Merge computers by name (to be found on the Your computers page)? Gruß, Gundolf ____________ Computer sind nicht alles im Leben. (Kleiner Scherz) SETI@home classic workunits 3,758 SETI@home classic CPU time 66,520 hours
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rob smith Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 5473 Credit: 21,189,465 RAC: 135,096	Message 1300270 - Posted: 29 Oct 2012, 17:04:43 UTC
	One possible "pitfall" is the change in operating system from 32bit to 64bit. I wouldn't worry about not being able to merge computers as you will still have the credit, and you will be able to do a direct comparison between 32 and 64 bit computing on exactly the same hardware. ____________ Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?
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