Tim wrote: > $ cat /proc/cpuinfo > processor : 0 > vendor_id : GenuineIntel > cpu family : 15 > model : 1 > model name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1.60GHz > stepping : 2 > cpu MHz : 1600.124 > cache size : 256 KB In which case, despite having the "ht" flag, it's only got "one hyperthreading sibling", which is as near to "doesn't do hyperthreading" as makes no difference. All "ht" proves is that it's got the structures to find out how many logical processors there are per physical core (in this case, one). Intel's description of various Pentium 4 processors, http://indigo.intel.com/compare_cpu/default.aspx?familyID=1 , calls it an "Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor", not an "Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor Supporting Hyper-Threading Technology". Hope this helps, James. -- E-mail: james@ | "It was rare to catch His Holiness at the moment of aprilcottage.co.uk | transformation into the Infallible Hulk." | -- Chris Ward, Church Times caption competition.