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| 474819 | 2006-07-30 10:47:00 | I am helping out relative PC. When starting up, I noticed on the start up screen that there are two 3000Mhz on the screen. I decided to check it out by looking at Processors in Device Manager window. There, I found two CPU drivers. Both are showing same driver number. I am wondering should I delete one of the drivers? Many thanks |
stingray68 (7305) | ||
| 474820 | 2006-07-30 10:52:00 | Uuhhhh yeah... there is no such thing as a driver for a CPU, at least not in the true sense of the word driver. A driver is a piece of software which makes the hard interface with the Operating system and other related application software. I believe you get CPU optimaizations and the like for CPU's but they are certainly not drivers. Your relative might have a dual core processor... in which case the entries in the device manager would be correct. It is normal to show 2 CPU's if a dual core CPU is in use. Cheers chiefnz |
chiefnz (545) | ||
| 474821 | 2006-07-30 10:54:00 | No dont delete either . If u mean 3000 as in 3 GHZ . It maybe an HT (Hyperthreading CPU) . This is normal . It'll show 2 windows under the performance tab in XP, and 2000 (Where it says CPU usage history) . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 474822 | 2006-07-30 17:11:00 | Hey! That's interesting . I get dual CPU performance windows and one Page File Usage area on my AMD Athlon XP, but only when I am overclocked . . . now what? Most times, I run normal un-overclocked speeds and don't see the dual CPU bars . . . . . . and when I fire up the other puters (2) on the LAN, I get some bumps on the Networking crawl too . Quite sure that I do not have a dual-core or hyperthreading . . . so what's up? I didn't build this puter . . . but my sons did and I wonder what I've got going on here now . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 474823 | 2006-07-30 23:34:00 | actually there is are drivers for CPU, there are normally built into windows however somtimes there are upgraded ones released by MS. however its more of a windows thing rather than a hardware thing. | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 474824 | 2006-07-31 01:19:00 | At first I thought it was dual Processor PC, how do I find out if it is dual or Hyperthreading CPU? Okay I wont delete the driver from the Device manager. It pay to ask before doing something if you are not sure. Thanks |
stingray68 (7305) | ||
| 474825 | 2006-07-31 05:46:00 | At first I thought it was dual Processor PC, how do I find out if it is dual or Hyperthreading CPU? Okay I wont delete the driver from the Device manager. It pay to ask before doing something if you are not sure. Thanks Could be either. Check and see what the brand/model of the mobo is, and if u built it or brought it, someone should know whats in it. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 474826 | 2006-07-31 07:02:00 | actually there is are drivers for CPU, there are normally built into windows however somtimes there are upgraded ones released by MS. however its more of a windows thing rather than a hardware thing. No, there are no drivers for the CPU. Ever. Windows is compiled for a specific CPU architecture (x86 or x86-64) and will run only on that type of CPU. To change the CPU support you would have to recompile everything. If anything could be said to be a 'driver' for a processor it would be a component of the compilation environment (i.e. GCC architecture plugins). |
TGoddard (7263) | ||
| 474827 | 2006-07-31 07:22:00 | so why does MS have cpu drivers advailable for download ?? | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 474828 | 2006-07-31 07:26:00 | so why does MS have cpu drivers advailable for download ?? Like what |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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