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  1. September 1st, 2004, 05:15 PM #1
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    Two processors ? No just one !

    When I looked at Control panel/System/Hardware/Processors, I saw two processors were listed (Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.4 ghz.). Actually I have only one installed. Is this a bad configuration and if so, can I delete one of the two entries ?
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    Is it a HyperThreading CPU?
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    Yup, that's what it will be. The Intel HT series show up as 2 CPU's - it's quite normal and nothing to worry about.
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  4. September 1st, 2004, 11:30 PM #4
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    can I delete one of the two entries ?
    If you do that it will only run at 1/2 speed
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  6. September 2nd, 2004, 01:08 PM #5
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    Thanks

    Thanks for your replies. I was about to delete one of the two entrie, thinking it would work better after that ! Bye! Andre.
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  7. September 2nd, 2004, 05:31 PM #6
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    Even if no one reads this, it's useful to add.

    Disabling HT will not half the speed or capability. It will reduced performance by probably 25%. This is of course because the benefits are limitted in HT due to what it can do simultaneously, and whether the apps are multithreaded.

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    Actually if you delete it, Windows will probably just redetect it when you reboot.

    You can usually disable hyperthreading in the BIOS if you so desire. (Don't, unless you have a specific reason.)
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