You are correct that HT will slow a system to an extent, but I bet it's a lot easier to surf the internet, etc, while printing a fifty page document. HT will allow you to more efficiently do two simultaneous tasks, not increase the overall speed of your system. Try this, use an archiving application like WinRAR while running your benchmark test with HT enabled, and then run the same application and benchmark w/HT disabled. I believe you'll see a difference.
Since you do not have a 3.05 Ghz CPU, I doubt that hyperthreading is enabled in your BIOS (only the 3 Ghz chip supports hyperthreading). To see, or to disable it, press the F2 key immediately after you start the system. Documentation on your BIOS settings can be found at:
I have a 4550, 2.66GHz, 128Mb, 60GB, ATI Radeon 9000 AIW, approx 1 plus week old. It is running slow, I need to know how to turn off the Hyperthreading.
I ran benchmark progm and most indicated OK, except the 128MB RAM, which most time reads lower performance than 350MHz system, but occasionally shows better than 1.7GHz system.
Current problem is - slow screen refresh after program opened and closed. Games cannot be play as screen refresh poorly.
Have eliminated the infamous patch that slow the machine down (did not see significant improvement !)
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You are correct that HT will slow a system to an extent, but I bet it's a lot easier to surf the internet, etc, while printing a fifty page document. HT will allow you to more efficiently do two simultaneous tasks, not increase the overall speed of your system. Try this, use an archiving application like WinRAR while running your benchmark test with HT enabled, and then run the same application and benchmark w/HT disabled. I believe you'll see a difference.
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April 28th, 2003 21:00
Since you do not have a 3.05 Ghz CPU, I doubt that hyperthreading is enabled in your BIOS (only the 3 Ghz chip supports hyperthreading). To see, or to disable it, press the F2 key immediately after you start the system. Documentation on your BIOS settings can be found at:
http://docs.us.dell.com/docs/systems/dim4550/syssetup.htm#1097056
Although Windows XP will run on 128 Mb RAM, it will not run very well. You should have as a minimum 256 Mb RAM, but preferably 512 Mb.
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April 28th, 2003 21:00
I have a 4550, 2.66GHz, 128Mb, 60GB, ATI Radeon 9000 AIW, approx 1 plus week old. It is running slow, I need to know how to turn off the Hyperthreading.
I ran benchmark progm and most indicated OK, except the 128MB RAM, which most time reads lower performance than 350MHz system, but occasionally shows better than 1.7GHz system.
Current problem is - slow screen refresh after program opened and closed. Games cannot be play as screen refresh poorly.
Have eliminated the infamous patch that slow the machine down (did not see significant improvement !)
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April 29th, 2003 00:00
/\ /\ what he said. Definately. /\ /\
Although Windows XP will run on 128 Mb RAM, it will not run very well. You should have as a minimum 256 Mb RAM, but preferably 512 Mb.
The 4550 my boss handed me was unacceptably slow until I put a gig of ram in it.