Re: Media Center and Hyper Threaded WXP Pro box

OK. Seems the other day when I googled this there was an issue with dual
processors.



"JW" <nospam@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> So when you checked a process like I suggested it did NOT show an Affinity
> option with 2 cpus avaialble. is that correct?
> Yes I know it is an Intel box since AMD does not have HT processors only
> dual core processors. I mentioned their problem since that is what you may
> have heard about. I have never heard of any MCE application having a
> problem with Intel HT processors.
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> "Gary J. Dikkema" <gary_d-no-spam@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>I hear ya..
>>
>> You know this is a Intel box eh?
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>> Does that change anything? Two processors used to show...
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>> Very strange!
>>
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>> "JW" <nospam@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:%23GpLwTc%23FHA.1028@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Ctrl/alt/delete highlight a process and then right click if you have a
>>> show Affinity option be sure that it shows 2 cpus available.
>>> Some early dual core AMD chips had trouble with MCE 2005 and NTSC tuners
>>> this problem was remedied by an AMD driver update, a Registry addition
>>> or by upgrading to MCE2005
>>>
>>> "Gary J. Dikkema" <gary_d-no-spam@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:uh6qpPc%23FHA.360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> So, once upon a time I had TWO little windows in Task Manager; same
>>>> with the system information only showing ONE cpu.
>>>>
>>>> However, the Bios shows it's an HT box and that every thing is working
>>>> well.
>>>>
>>>> Some have told me that MCE2005 doesn't like HT?
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone confirm?
>>>>
>>>> I could swear this was still an HT box a week or so back.
>>>>
>>>> I find this to be very starnge!
>>>>
>>>> "This' is an Asrock 775i65GV with Prescott 3.0 GHZ processor.
>>>>
>>>> TIA.
>>>>
>>>> Gary D
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