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does anyone know how to detect if there is more than one processor installed on a computer?

thanks in advance

>On 2002-01-16 01:33:21, Anonymous wrote:
>does anyone know how to detect if there is more than one processor installed on a computer?

Nope, but I can give some pointers
- Obviously Intel's gotta have some doc's on it,
but they may not be overly easy to read.
- Look at the Linux sources, searching for SMP
(symetric multi-processor) code.
- search the internet for SMP
- check for info on the CPUID opcode. It _might_
give up that info... not sure.

Jeff

ok. thanks for the help

~Will

>On 2002-01-16 01:33:21, Anonymous wrote:
>does anyone know how to detect if there is more than one processor installed on a computer?
>
>thanks in advance

Check out the NewOS sources...