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Description of problem:
It's a Dell Optiplex 260 with P4 2.4Ghz, no Hyperthreading!, it's the old P4 not
capable of, i845g/gl chipset, latest Dell Bios A06.
               Vendor: Dell Computer Corporation
                Version: A06
                Release: 04/28/2003  

[root@localhost root]# cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor       : 0
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 15
model           : 2
model name      : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz
stepping        : 7
cpu MHz         : 2391.194
cache size      : 512 KB
fdiv_bug        : no
hlt_bug         : no
f00f_bug        : no
coma_bug        : no
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 2
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov
pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe
bogomips        : 4771.02  

[root@localhost root]# chkconfig --list irqbalance
irqbalance      0:Aus   1:Aus   2:Aus   3:Ein   4:Ein   5:Ein   6:Aus
[root@localhost root]# 

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
anaconda on severn3 cd, kernel-utils-2.4-8.31

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. install severn3
2. boot
3. irqbalance starts
    

Actual Results:  irqbalance starts

Expected Results:  no irqbalance?! though kernel-utils get installed

Additional info: