BIOS and Hyperthreading

tomjoad · 09-23-2007, 12:02 AM

Hi there. I am a computer moron, lets get that straight right off.
I was wondering how I can tell if my BIOS supports Hyperthreading?
I am considering upgrading my CPU from a Celeron d to a Pentium 4 HT. According to Intel I have a chipset that supports it, but my BIOS must also.
Thanks!!

Jay_Ryan · 09-23-2007, 12:48 AM

Which mobo do you have?

tomjoad · 09-23-2007, 12:59 AM

It is an IBM board with an Intel chipset, and when I access the BIOS info it says: System Board Identifier D8656GKD
I hope that is what you needed to know.

Jay_Ryan · 09-23-2007, 01:19 AM

Unfortunately I'm not really up to date with IBM boards

Maybe it works with a bios-update, but I'm not sure.
Did you already upgrade your bios?

tomjoad · 09-23-2007, 01:26 AM

No, how would I do that?

paratwa · 09-23-2007, 02:19 AM

What you need to do is reboot your computer, when the screen first comes up it will list which bio's revision you are running and what your motherboard is. You will have to write fast since it is only up for a few seconds.

Once you get that info, come back and post it.

The only catch is if you are running a computer that was built by some big company, the chances are that you have a splash screen covering up that info when it first boots.

List the model of your computer if it was built by one of the big company's like Dell or HP. That way we can look up your system and find out if there are any bio's upgrades available.

StrangleHold · 09-23-2007, 02:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomjoad

It is an IBM board with an Intel chipset, and when I access the BIOS info it says: System Board Identifier D8656GKD
I hope that is what you needed to know.

Download and install one of these, it will give you some info on your systems spec.

http://www.cpuid.com/pcwizard.php

http://www.sisoftware.co.uk/?dir=dlo...=sware_dl_3264

oscaryu1 · 09-23-2007, 03:07 AM

Usually by default it's enable. Just get to task manager and if it shows 2 cores...

Or if you know the nickname (ex : Conroe, Northwood)

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tomjoad New Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3	BIOS and Hyperthreading Hi there. I am a computer moron, lets get that straight right off. I was wondering how I can tell if my BIOS supports Hyperthreading? I am considering upgrading my CPU from a Celeron d to a Pentium 4 HT. According to Intel I have a chipset that supports it, but my BIOS must also. Thanks!!

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09-23-2007, 12:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jay_Ryan New Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 20	Which mobo do you have?

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tomjoad New Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3	It is an IBM board with an Intel chipset, and when I access the BIOS info it says: System Board Identifier D8656GKD I hope that is what you needed to know.

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Jay_Ryan New Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 20	Unfortunately I'm not really up to date with IBM boards Maybe it works with a bios-update, but I'm not sure. Did you already upgrade your bios?

09-23-2007, 01:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
tomjoad New Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3	No, how would I do that?

09-23-2007, 02:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
paratwa Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,969	What you need to do is reboot your computer, when the screen first comes up it will list which bio's revision you are running and what your motherboard is. You will have to write fast since it is only up for a few seconds. Once you get that info, come back and post it. The only catch is if you are running a computer that was built by some big company, the chances are that you have a splash screen covering up that info when it first boots. List the model of your computer if it was built by one of the big company's like Dell or HP. That way we can look up your system and find out if there are any bio's upgrades available.