Re: 2 CPU's?

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 07/19/04 

Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 09:06:46 -0500

Your new P4 2.8GHz CPU supports hyper-threading and
is being reported correctly.

Windows XP and Hyper-Threading
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810231

Hyper-Threading Technology
http://www.intel.com/technology/hyperthread/ 

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"Tim" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
 news:2f9d301c46d98$7d198ea0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
| Ok, I recently changed my CPU in my PC.  I ws able to boot 
| up my computer fine and my new processor was detected fine 
| by both my motherboard and WinXP, except, WinXP thinks 
| that I have two of them.  My motherboard doesn't even have 
| two slots.  The processor is supported by my motherboard.  
| As far as I know it has no real effect on performance, but 
| it's just something I want to get rid of if possible.  I 
| am not used to having two CPU monitoring graphs in the 
| task manager, heh.  I have tried uninstalling one of the 
| two processors (the second one it thinks I have is labeled 
| identical to the first and is the correct processor I am 
| using) but WinXP won't let me, it just never goes off of 
| the list.  I have the most recent motherboard drivers and 
| my bios settings are all correct.  When I boot up my 
| computer it only detects one processor and it is the 
| correct one.  My specs are as follows:
| 
| Processor:  P4 2.8GHz, 800MHz FSB, HT Tech, Prescott make
| Motherboard:  ASRock P4S55FX+
| RAM: 512 DDR SDRAM PC2100
| OS: Windows XP Home SPK 1a
| 
| Don't think anything else I have would be necessary to 
| list.

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