Disabling hyper-threading on Laptops

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RazorStorm

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Will Disabling hyper-threading on my laptop save power. I have checked and it will allow me to do it in the bios, but im not sure if it will save power. I am trying to the the absolute maximum battery life out of my laptop. it is a dual core i5 possessor. any other suggestions for saving power will be much appreciated
 
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i5 processors don't have hyper-threading. The reason you're seeing that in BIOS is because it's the same BIOS used in similar models, and the manufacturer makes laptops with i7 processors, so they just left it there. You don't need to worry about it. The best way to get good battery life is to keep the speakers off and the brightness to minimum, with the maximum battery life plan enabled in power properties.

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i5 processors don't have hyper-threading. The reason you're seeing that in BIOS is because it's the same BIOS used in similar models, and the manufacturer makes laptops with i7 processors, so they just left it there. You don't need to worry about it. The best way to get good battery life is to keep the speakers off and the brightness to minimum, with the maximum battery life plan enabled in power properties.
 
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