2 processors in a one socket pc? HELP.

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My MSI 865PE-Neo-2 motherboard has a Pentium-4, 3.0 GHZ processor in it.

My "Control Panel" -> "System"-> "Device mgr" -> "Hardware" says I have two
of these Pentiums installed.

Since the mobo has one socket, I know this is BS.

If it were two cd roms or two floppy drives, I'd simply delete one and
reboot.

Can I do this with a CPU without feeling pain?

Do I delete the first or the second in the list?

Maybe it doesn't matter but I don't like it.

Thanks in advance,

Chopah

 

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That is normal and is called Hyper-Threading:
http://www.intel.com/technology/hyperthread/

If you don't like it, return and exchange the motherboard and processor for
older models.
But after reading the above, I think you will want it.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"Chopah" <joab@aros.net> wrote in message
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> My MSI 865PE-Neo-2 motherboard has a Pentium-4, 3.0 GHZ processor in it.
>
> My "Control Panel" -> "System"-> "Device mgr" -> "Hardware" says I have
> two of these Pentiums installed.
>
> Since the mobo has one socket, I know this is BS.
>
> If it were two cd roms or two floppy drives, I'd simply delete one and
> reboot.
>
> Can I do this with a CPU without feeling pain?
>
> Do I delete the first or the second in the list?
>
> Maybe it doesn't matter but I don't like it.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Chopah

 

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Chopah wrote:
> My MSI 865PE-Neo-2 motherboard has a Pentium-4, 3.0 GHZ processor in
> it.
>
> My "Control Panel" -> "System"-> "Device mgr" -> "Hardware" says I
> have two of these Pentiums installed.
>
> Since the mobo has one socket, I know this is BS.
>
> If it were two cd roms or two floppy drives, I'd simply delete one and
> reboot.
>
> Can I do this with a CPU without feeling pain?
>
> Do I delete the first or the second in the list?
>
> Maybe it doesn't matter but I don't like it.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Chopah

It's supposed to be there,That is what hyperthreading is all about.
http://www.intel.com/technology/hyperthread/
--
Mike Pawlak

 

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Thanks for the info.
Chopah



"Chopah" <joab@aros.net> wrote in message
news:x7idnf9p8_HNQzHfRVn-oQ@aros.net...
> My MSI 865PE-Neo-2 motherboard has a Pentium-4, 3.0 GHZ processor in it.
>
> My "Control Panel" -> "System"-> "Device mgr" -> "Hardware" says I have
> two of these Pentiums installed.
>
> Since the mobo has one socket, I know this is BS.
>
> If it were two cd roms or two floppy drives, I'd simply delete one and
> reboot.
>
> Can I do this with a CPU without feeling pain?
>
> Do I delete the first or the second in the list?
>
> Maybe it doesn't matter but I don't like it.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Chopah
>
>