Should I have more than one processor driver?

Hi all,

I was going through my Device Manager and I click on Processors. It shows that I have four of the same driver, Intel Core i3 CPU M370 @ 2.40GHz. All of these are also listed as being in the same location. Is this normal? Could this may be what's been causing my recent freezing problems?

Thanks in advance.

Thanks!

Ok, and since you seem to be pretty helpful, maybe you can help me with a thread I posted 2 weeks ago but never got a response:

"I'll start out with [COLOR=#3485bd !important][COLOR=#3485bd !important]my [COLOR=#3485bd !important]PC's[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] specs: Intel i3 processor, 4GB memory, 500GB HDD, onboard sound and video.

Recently, I have been receiving the "Not responding" error in multiple programs, in addition to a lot of hangs throughout the system. For example, if I use a web browser for an hour, it probably happens 4-5 times. This happens in both IE9 and Chrome, and it appears to be random. It doesn't matter if I have 10 programs and 5 tabs open or just the browser with 1 tab. Also, sometimes it will hang if I'm simply dragging icons on the desktop around with no programs open.

Some more potentially helpful information is that I can open every single [COLOR=#3485bd !important][COLOR=#3485bd !important]program[/COLOR][/COLOR] I have pinned to my taskbar at the same time (I have 10) and they will all open with awesome speed, no hangs, no problems at all.

I at first thought it was [COLOR=#3485bd !important][COLOR=#3485bd !important]registry[/COLOR][/COLOR] issues, so I downloaded CCleaner and ran both the system cleaner and the registry cleaner, and it has helped none.

I desperately need this issue fixed. I use my [COLOR=#3485bd !important][COLOR=#3485bd !important]laptop[/COLOR][/COLOR] for everything, including taking notes for my college classes, and the hanging hinders this a lot.

If someone could please help me, I'll provide any information you need about my PC. It's only a year old, and this is very frustrating.

PS, I know a decent amount about specifics on computers, but am not extremely knowledgable about motherboards, [COLOR=#3485bd !important][COLOR=#3485BD ! important]BIOS[/COLOR][/COLOR], etc. So please keep that in mind when you give an answer.

Thanks in advance!"

In addition to that information, I can tell you that this isn't the case all the time. For example, when I booted up my PC this morning, it was hanging, bad. Honestly I had zero programs opened and the Taskbar was completely unresponsive. When I did get IE9 to open, I couldn't close out of a simple tab without waiting 10 seconds. And now, I haven't had a hang in 45 minutes. I have a good antivirus program and recently purchased Advanced System Optimizer. Since I purchased ASO it hasn't happened as much, but it still does.

Any thoughts? I know it's not the registry.

Ok now I'm really confused. First things first, should I have 4 drivers for my i3? If not, I'm going to try that first to fix my problems I stated above.

I have Norton Internet Security 2011 that does scheduled scans so I know it's not malware.