Hyper threading and dual procesors

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Chuck

Does XP home have any conflicts with the new dual processor and
hyper-threading technology.
 
"new dual processor",hyperthreading makes one act as 2 in xp,no it doesnt.
2 Actual processors,usually means a servers board,then the 2 xeon processors
dont have hyperthreading available for them,xp wont mind that either...
 
Chuck said:
Does XP home have any conflicts with the new dual processor and
hyper-threading technology.
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Windows XP can distinguish between a single CPU with hyperthreading
and two separate CPU chips installed on the same motherboard.

Windows XP Home will happily accept a hyperthreading CPU and will make
full use of the hyperthreading capabilities. The Performance tab in
Task Manager will show two CPU graphs if there is a hyperthreading CPU
installed.

Windows XP Pro will happily accept either one or two hyperthreading
CPUs installed on the same motherboard and with 2 hyperthreading CPUs
Task Manager will show 4 CPU graphs on the Performance tab.

Hope this explains the situation.

Good luck


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