Using msconfig.exe to discover number of cpus
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 5:08 pm
This tip is supposed to work on Windows 7, but it also works on Windows 8:
Basically, you do flag+r and enter msconfig.
You select Boot, then "Advanced Options" under "Boot".
In the "Advanced Options", there is a dropdown menu entitled "Number of processors" where you can select 1, 2, etc.
For the z550, there are only two options. Selecting two gives "two logical processors" under "Task Manager" - "Performance"
For the z510 there is only one option, meaning the bios is not reporting the hyperthreading option for tha z510.
Basically, you do flag+r and enter msconfig.
You select Boot, then "Advanced Options" under "Boot".
In the "Advanced Options", there is a dropdown menu entitled "Number of processors" where you can select 1, 2, etc.
For the z550, there are only two options. Selecting two gives "two logical processors" under "Task Manager" - "Performance"
For the z510 there is only one option, meaning the bios is not reporting the hyperthreading option for tha z510.