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    Processor info

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by mikeybc, Feb 24, 2006.

  1. mikeybc

    mikeybc Notebook Consultant

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    I recently used my system recovery disc to reinstall everything and now i'm showing 2 processors in my device manager and system info shows ACPI multiprocessor PC. anyone know how to correct this?
     

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    qwester Notebook Virtuoso

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    That's becuase you have hyperthreading (HT). You don't physically have 2 processors or 2 cores. The second processor that you see is a "logical processor".

    So this is perfectly normal
     
    qwester, Feb 24, 2006
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    xAMDvsIntelx Notebook Deity

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    Exactly - HT enables a second "virtual" CPU, which the OS recognizes as a second CPU.
     
    xAMDvsIntelx, Feb 25, 2006
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    Oh...ok, thanks guys, I feel better now, I guess I never really paid attention to the processor info before.
     
    mikeybc, Feb 25, 2006
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