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Old 06-07-2007   #7 (permalink)
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Re: Intel duel core question with Vista 2nd core not showing being used Help?

On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:57:27 GMT, "Phil (PM)"
<pmitchel(nospam)@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

>On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 06:56:42 -0400, "R. McCarty"
><PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
>>One quick way to verify that a Multiprocessor HAL ( Hardware
>>Abstraction Layer ) is being used is to check the Processor category
>>in Device Manager. You should see two/independent entries for a
>>Dual-Core CPU.

>Yes I've checked that
>
>Under device manager it has.
>
>Two Intel Pentium (R) D CPU 3.2GHz This is correct
>Yet
>Under system ( where the Index Base score is shown) It says
>
>Intel Pentium (R) D CPU 3.20GHz 3.19GHz
>Is that correct?
>tia
>Phil
>
>
>
>>
>>
>>"PM" <pmitchel(nospam)@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
>>news:lsea6395ihnfkk62kevbtcmsp3svvr4gm7@4ax.com...
>>> On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 04:06:32 +0100, "grahamham" <notlimaharg@liamg.moc>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Are you takling about Task Manager, if so;
>>>>
>>>>Select Performance tab, select from menu View > CPU History > One Graph
>>>>per
>>>>CPU
>>>>
>>> Hi and thanks for replies
>>> yes I am and I tried that
>>> Under view cpu history, that option is greyed out and says one graph
>>> per cpu, it cannot be changed.
>>> Now am I right to think as you suggested if Vista was using both cpu's
>>> I should be able to change that?
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Phil
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"PM" <pmitche1(nospam)@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
>>>>news:3ot763tomvcn1eua0qhcvkt4ai9e8h3u6h@4ax.com...
>>>>> Hi all
>>>>>
>>>>> Even though Duel core cpu is set in my bios and is listed under device
>>>>> manager within Vista.
>>>>> Yet when I check the performance manager, only one cpu is bening used.
>>>>> i.e the graph in performance manager, only one cpu is shown.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there anywhere else in Vista I can check or a setting to change it?
>>>>>
>>>>> My System is a Dell Dimesnion 9150 / XPS440
>>>>> Vista Ultimate 64 bit
>>>>> Intel cuel core, 3.2ghz
>>>>> 4gb ddram
>>>>>
>>>>> Please reply to group or email
>>>>> pmitche1(nospam)@bigpond.net.au
>>>>> remove the (nospam)
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA
>>>>>
>>>>> Phil
>>>

>>


Thought I should add, processor is a Intel D 940 processor

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