These days both of these systems run BOINC.
I installed Core i3 G620 CPUs with 2 cores and no hyperthreading at 2.6GHz. At the time these were pretty close to state of the art but not top of the line. I purchased them several years ago from the local Intrex computer store with Intel DH61BE motherboard that supports third-generation Core i3, i5, and i7 processors in the LGA1155 package at up to 3.5GHz. I originally used these two identical systems in a classroom environment where raw performance was not an issue. And-being the geek that I am-I also just wanted another hardware project with at least some little bit of justification. After all, these are perfectly good computers with yet untapped capabilities. I decided that I wanted to add more computing power to those tasks so decided to update some of my older computers rather than purchasing new ones. I have been running BOINC for several years to participate in various distributed computing environments and have been using those two computers almost exclusively as compute platforms for that purpose. This all started one day recently when I decided to upgrade two of my older Linux systems. So I need to approach BIOS upgrades a bit differently.
There is a Windows application that can install BIOS upgrades on modern computers while Windows is running but that is obviously not an option for me. And that can be a problem for those of us who don't use Windows in any form, like me. Most sysadmins also would agree that "if it is not broken, don't fix it." Upgrading BIOS just to get to the latest level is counter-productive in terms of the time it takes, but also can cause problems that did not previously exist.īut sometimes it does become necessary.
In fact, most motherboard manufacturers, including Intel, recommend against upgrading BIOS unless there is a specific problem that an upgrade to a specific BIOS level will fix.
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