Hyperthreading

[Guest]

I've ordered a new computer, I'm getting it tomorrow.
It's an Intel 3ghz on a D915GAVL motherboard, I'd like to know if there's
anything i ought to take into account before sliding in my Windows XP cd and
installing.
Are there any special features I need to enable? The HT evt.?
Other than that the system has 1024MB of mem and a 120GB Disc and a 5750
chipset 256MB graphics adapter.
Thank you, beforehand.

 

[Michael]

Maybe you'd be better off slipstreaming SP2 into XP - you gain 30mins or so
of install time.
Be sure to plan your partitions - 15GB on c: for XP plus Programs, the rest
as you might need.
Of course, check for the latest drivers on Intel's and manufacturer's site.
More important, be sure to install drivers in the exact order indicated by
manufacturer - after XP, should be Intel drivers then graphics then audio.
BIOS should have "Plug and Play OS" set to No. Hopefully, XP will install
the correct version of hal.dll - multiprocessor ACPI - but also be sure you
have all those features enabled in BIOS (should be by default).
Good luck,
Michael

 

[Guest]

Congrats on a new system, espeically one with HT!

I agree with everything Michael has posted, but because your system is
brand-new, plug and play should be enabled in the BIOS to allow Windows XP
the most flexibility when it's configuring your hardware. Disabling PnP is
mostly useful for helping to weed out older troublesome hardware, or to allow
a comfortable system tweaker to explicitly set BIOS and Windows resources,
which probably will not apply in your case based on the "newness" of your
system components and operating system. If you notice at any time that
Windows may be having problems assigning resources to your hardware, enable
PnP in your BIOS and see if that helps.