CTSNKY: The Motherboard manual simply says that I need to ensure HT is enabled in BIOS. About flashing the BIOS, I wanted to keep that as the last option as it might lead to other problems.
Xtant: Are you sure? Because, the following link suggests otherwise. Check the last one under Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology †
http://indigo.intel.com/compare_cpu/
Thanks.