I've read where in some cases Hyper Threading enabled motherboards can make a single core/single CPU computer look like two processors.
Let me find a way to confirm for you.
Alas, as much as I'd like to say we have two CPUs at best, or two cores at the least, from
this forum discussion , it seems we have one CPU with hyperthreading enabled.
See " Stuart Browne Apr 6, 2006 23:19:52 GMT Unassigned" little over half way down.
Meg, make sure we have a kernel that supports Hyperthreading. I've also seen where hyperthreading can cause apps to go slower than they should if the OS doesn't know how to handle it. App goes "hey, thread this!", OS goes "huh?"