2 processors listen in device manager?

[winslow]

My computer lists (2) processors in the device manager and on the system info page:

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name G41
System Manufacturer IBM
System Model 288679U
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 1 GenuineIntel ~3319 Mhz
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 1 GenuineIntel ~3319 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date IBM 1XET57WW (1.16 ), 11/30/2006
SMBIOS Version 2.33
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
User Name G41\Mark
Time Zone Hawaiian Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 2,048.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 1.32 GB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 3.85 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys


Is this because of the HT technology, I know my system only has 1 processor?

[aaa]

Yes, it's because of HT.

[ajkula66]

If you go into BIOS, you'll see only one processor, and that's what counts.

HT ascpect of your ThinkPad "puzzles" XP and leads it to believe that there are two of them in there...(hey, you've just gotten a spare P4 3.3 for free...a great deal that is! )

Love these machines, as ancient as they may be, they still kick...

[winslow]

If you go into BIOS, you'll see only one processor, and that's what counts.

HT ascpect of your ThinkPad "puzzles" XP and leads it to believe that there are two of them in there...(hey, you've just gotten a spare P4 3.3 for free...a great deal that is! )

Love these machines, as ancient as they may be, they still kick...

As ancient as they may seem they came out just prior to the duo processors. They arn't really that "ancient". Besides that it has no problems performing. even todays games can be played, just not at full resolution mode.

[ajkula66]

I apologize if you were under the impression that I was "ripping" your G41, because I wasn't. If I ever found a reasonably priced one with SXGA+ resolution and with Nvidia card, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. There is something about the raw power of these machines that I find extremely appealing. Not to mention that the best keyboard (for my taste, since this is probably the most personal aspect of a laptop) I've ever tried belonged to a G-series machine.

There is no doubt that there's a ton of stuff one can still do with a high-end G-model. My remark about them being "ancient" had more to do with the fact that they were the last "desktop replacement" series that IBM offered, and IMHO, regretfully so. I've written about this topic on the new Lenovo forum as well as here. And remember, my "main rig" is still an A31p, which is older than your ThinkPad.

What seems to make most of the older machines age prematurely these days is Vista, though. I was very displeased how it ran on my T42p, and I've seen it run much better on cheap, non-ThinkPad C2D laptops...that's all.

Enjoy your great piece of ThinkPad history as long as you can, because we're not likely to see their revival...