topic VAIO VPCF13C5E Cannot disable Hyperthreading - big disappointment in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.co.uk/t5/pcs-accessories/vaio-vpcf13c5e-cannot-disable-hyperthreading-big-disappointment/m-p/286432#M30510 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I spent more than 2000 euro on a VAIO VPCF13C5E just to find out that it is not possible to disable the stupid&nbsp; hyperthreading because the bios does not allow it.</P><P></P><P>I have called the Italian support but just spoke with incompetent people that told me to turn off 4 cores from windows which is a nonsense since the silly windows does not discern between logical cores and physical cores.</P><P></P><P>I have purchased the laptop to run some computer intensive computations but now I really regret it. Sometimes hyperthreading can be a curse.</P><P></P><P>Sony, please add the option to the bios! Please think also to the customers that use your expensive laptops for their work!</P><P></P><P>Simone</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:54:26 GMT sgiannerini 2012-01-12T11:54:26Z VAIO VPCF13C5E Cannot disable Hyperthreading - big disappointment https://community.sony.co.uk/t5/pcs-accessories/vaio-vpcf13c5e-cannot-disable-hyperthreading-big-disappointment/m-p/286432#M30510 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I spent more than 2000 euro on a VAIO VPCF13C5E just to find out that it is not possible to disable the stupid&nbsp; hyperthreading because the bios does not allow it.</P><P></P><P>I have called the Italian support but just spoke with incompetent people that told me to turn off 4 cores from windows which is a nonsense since the silly windows does not discern between logical cores and physical cores.</P><P></P><P>I have purchased the laptop to run some computer intensive computations but now I really regret it. Sometimes hyperthreading can be a curse.</P><P></P><P>Sony, please add the option to the bios! Please think also to the customers that use your expensive laptops for their work!</P><P></P><P>Simone</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:54:26 GMT https://community.sony.co.uk/t5/pcs-accessories/vaio-vpcf13c5e-cannot-disable-hyperthreading-big-disappointment/m-p/286432#M30510 sgiannerini 2012-01-12T11:54:26Z