topic Re: [:-?] Hyperthreading... hmmm in PCs & Accessories

[:-?] Hyperthreading... hmmm

BigWill — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 12:54:18 GMT

I got my K series around about a year ago. I got one with a P4 so i wouldnt have to replace it for a while, - and to show off to my friends stuck with their x86 systems :smileygrin: .
Anyways, i ran some benchmarking software today, and according to the software and as a complete surprise to me, my system supports hyperthreading but its disabled .
So, my question is.. can i enable HT, is it safe, or am i trying to do something impossible.

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seb21__ — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 13:45:11 GMT

LOL, start the Taskmanager.

If your VAIO support HT then its active.
Start the Taskmanager. There schould be two CPUs. If not then your VAIO doesn't support TH.

The most benchmark software shows strange System information, which are incorrect.

Try PC MARK, SYSmark and 3D MARK. And any older version of Aquamark. The newest wouldn't run on your VAIO.

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kee-lo_ — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:46:44 GMT

Sony have been known to disable HT though, it's nothing new

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chris_lewis — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 19:14:55 GMT

Is this what you mean Seb, when you say you see 2 processors? :smileygrin:

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seb21__ — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 20:11:49 GMT

Sony have been known to disable HT though, it's nothing new

WTF:smileyshocked:

@chris

1000 points. Now you have a free wish.:smileygrin:

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chris_lewis — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 20:33:29 GMT

Wooo Hoooo, :smileygrin: lol

I will think about the wish!! hehe

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kee-lo_ — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 20:51:10 GMT

Funky theme too Chris

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chris_lewis — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 20:56:25 GMT

Thanks! Noia 2.0 extreme is the one, its a fully skinned version too!:smileycool:

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seb21__ — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 20:57:56 GMT

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kee-lo_ — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 13:54:52 GMT

Yeah very cool

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GBS — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 20:00:21 GMT

Chris - thanks for the heads up on this theme.
God it is so Cool.

No wonder it has had so many downloads.

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chris_lewis — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 21:00:21 GMT

No worries:smileyhappy:

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TygerTyger — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 22:22:35 GMT

It depends which K-series you have. Only the K-XXXz ones have (or had, last time I checked) hyperthreading. I made that mistake too, but when I checked up it clearly only said it on the Z models. The rest don't. You're probably better off without TBH.

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jammold — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 00:11:20 GMT

It can be a demon in disguise.

@Seb
Sony lock the setting for enabling HyperThreading (HT) in the BIOS, and it is IMPOSSIBLE to change the setting.

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kee-lo_ — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 01:25:38 GMT

Some experts say that HT isn't as good anyway

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seb21__ — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 03:35:42 GMT

Some experts say that HT isn't as good anyway

True. But then they should use the P4 with Northwood kernel. This CPU is better, more accurat and has the same speed with the half of Level2 Cache, compared to a Pentium 5xx.

The same with the Pentium 6xx. They use the 2MB Level 2 Cache for a better balance between calculation faults and speed.

No idea what I should say. I pay for a full PC, but I get only a half.

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BigWill — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 11:00:46 GMT

Yeah i've got a K215Z.. it seems stupid that they would lock it out, and i cant even access my bios during startup, - there isnt anything displayed apart from 'sony' and 'windows XP' grrr. Maybe a harsh letter.. or a dodgy computer shop lol...

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TygerTyger — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 11:03:04 GMT

You can access the BIOS, it's one of the F keys that you should press when the VAIO logo appears. I forget which for that model, just press them all until it appears

There's not a lot to do in the BIOS though, Sony have locked almost all the options out.

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BigWill — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 11:05:15 GMT

ahh oky, thanks for that, im just gonna try it now....

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BigWill — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 11:58:27 GMT

They have locked out all the good stuff in BIOS 😞 . All i wanna so is enable hyperthreading to try it out , damn sony the mean buggers!... Nice laptops thou lol