non active system processes

[Davoid]

can annyone tell me what`s up with the non active system processes, what are they ? Im runnin xp on a 3.0 g. Intel and my non active system processes take away always around 50% of all my resources! whats up with that? <BR><BR>annyone?

[Joe]

welcome to pcstats davoid. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> <BR><BR>which processes are these? ... it can be different from system to system from software you have installed. <BR><BR>and what are your system specs?

[Davoid]

I`m not sure wich processes these are. Its on the bottem of the processes tab under windows task <BR>manager and they are called non active system processes. Maybe its just the system running in background.. just seems to me its taking up allot of my resources, my specs are:<BR><BR>asus p4c800-e<BR>Intel p. 4. 3.0C Ghz. HT 800 Mhz 512 KB<BR>Corsair Twinx 1024-3200<BR>Ati Radeaon 9600XT/TVD<BR>Maxtor 40 G.<BR><BR>thanks for the reply.<BR><BR>Davoid

[Ace]

Is there also a System Idle Process? If not, then that's what it is.

[Davoid]

Yeah, I think you`re right. pretty stupid heh? Im using ducht xp so, it makes a lot more sens in english. So let me get this straight, it represtens my idle resources? but why not use it ?, running the folding stuff from this site and seems a waste if it doesn`t use 100% of cpu , but maybe its because of the hyper threading? went to check the cpu and one of the 2 windows is almost at 100% and the other almost 0. could this be it?<BR><BR>thanx ...<BR><BR>

[Ace]

Yeah, it essentially represents what isn't being used/what's idle. When you're not running any other programs (like Folding @ Home for example) it will stay around 98-99% because other background programs are using a little bit of CPU power. I'm not an Intel person myself and know next to nothing about Hyperthreading. However, it seems to be simulating 2 CPUs. I don't know if you've got to do something to F@H to get it to use both "CPUs", or even if it even supports that feature. On the other hand, the 100% may be representative of the whole CPU... Either way, I would have thought that the CPU is working at full utilisation.