2000 & Hperthreading

[Guest]

I've been reading the threads here about 2000 and HT and it looks like I need
to look into XP. A quick qestion though, my BIOS is only reporting 1.6Ghz off
of a 3.2Ghz P4 HT chip. Is this due to Win2000 or something in BIOS. I just
turned the HT off in BIOS and it still reports the same. I have tried
overclocking and I get to 115Mhz (1.9G) and then it locks on start up. I also
don't get the 2 CPU usage charts in task manager. Sorry to bother with these
questions but if I have a problem with the CPU I need to send it off quick.
Thanks!

 

[Dave Patrick]

The operating system would have no effect on how your system bios sees your
hardware. You may want to get in touch with the mobo manufacturer.

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:
| I've been reading the threads here about 2000 and HT and it looks like I
need
| to look into XP. A quick qestion though, my BIOS is only reporting 1.6Ghz
off
| of a 3.2Ghz P4 HT chip. Is this due to Win2000 or something in BIOS. I
just
| turned the HT off in BIOS and it still reports the same. I have tried
| overclocking and I get to 115Mhz (1.9G) and then it locks on start up. I
also
| don't get the 2 CPU usage charts in task manager. Sorry to bother with
these
| questions but if I have a problem with the CPU I need to send it off
quick.
| Thanks!

 

[Rick]

I've been reading the threads here about 2000 and HT and it looks like I need
to look into XP. A quick qestion though, my BIOS is only reporting 1.6Ghz off
of a 3.2Ghz P4 HT chip. Is this due to Win2000 or something in BIOS. I just
turned the HT off in BIOS and it still reports the same.

Windows has nothing to do with what the bios is reporting.
Have you actually looked at the cpu to see what speed it is?

 

[Colon Terminus]

Your problem isn't with Windows 2000, nor is it with the P4 chip. The
problem is with your motherboard. Your FSB should be set to 200, if you can
accomplish that then your chip will function normally. You need to find out
why the mobo is setting the FSB at 100.

HyperThreading is mostly hype. If that's your only reason for moving to XP,
it ain't worth it. There's little, if anything, to be gained.

 

[Michael D. Ober]

Windows 2000 will report 2 processors on a HT enabled chip. First, fix your
BIOS issue and then turn on the HT in the BIOS. Windows 2000 should then
report two processors. HT improves overall throughput at the expense of
slightly slower individual thread processing times, but there is no need to
move to XP to get its benefits.

Mike.

 

[Guest]

Hi Floyd,
Windows 2000 operating systems can detect Hyper-Threading Technology enabled
processors, but it has not been fully optimized for their support. The
Windows XP and .NET operating systems have been optimized for the support of
Hyper-Threaded processors. Windows 2000 and Windows XP (and .NET server)
operating systems count the number of CPUs differently. Please refer the
following links
http://www.intel.com/cd/ids/developer/asmo-na/eng/technologies/threading/20478.htm?page=2
http://www.intel.com/business/bss/products/hyperthreading/overview.htm

Lukesh

 

[Guest]

Hi,
this document may answer all your queries
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/evaluation/performance/reports/hyperthread.asp

Lukesh

 

[Michael D. Ober]

If your BIOS isn't reporting the processor correctly, you either have a
faulty or old BIOS or a faulty processor. This isn't a Windows issue as
Windows can only report and use what the BIOS gives it at boot time.

Mike Ober.