I don't heave 2 CPUs - but I do??

[JimboDude]

I'm positive there is on;y one CPU in that case - I
installed it myself... Windows thinks otherwise... It
detects 2 Intel P4 3.0 Ghz w/HT chips. I can see them in
device manager and in task manager. I'm running on a
ASUS P4C800-E Motherboard with thi AI Overclocking
engaged. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[David Vair]

That's the way HyperThreading(HT) works. It makes it work as if there were 2 processors, even
though there is physically one.

 

[David Jones]

Hyperthreading creates two "logical" CPUs for every
physical processor.

The OS is detecting the two logical CPUs since your
processor has hyperthreading turned on.

You're fine

 

[Pete Baker]

Dude

Think about what HT stands for.

Hyper-Threading creates 2 logical, or virtual, processors which then share
the processing. That's why you see two processors in device manager when
only one physical processor is installed.

Hope that helps
Pete

 

[Alex Nichol]

I'm positive there is on;y one CPU in that case - I
installed it myself... Windows thinks otherwise... It
detects 2 Intel P4 3.0 Ghz w/HT chips

This is a chip with 'hyperthreading' technology, which is a single chip
but behaves (largely) as two independent processors