Coretemp,HW monitor, task manager aren't showing that i have 4 cores

[emblem]

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/1017/coresx.png
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/9964/core1.png
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/1623/core2.png

I upgraded from E2200 to a Q8300 yet all those programs aren't noticing the extra 2 cores. Is this an issue?

Mobo is P35-Ds3l

 

[Rifter]

I would say thats a issue for sure. Does your BIOS show the correct CPU on bootup? Does the BIOS version you are running support that CPU|

 

[emblem]

I flashed my bios already before i installed the q8300. To version F9
http://www.gigabyte.us/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=2629


I bought it from someone in the for sale/trade forums. It was sealed unopened in the box.
In BIOS the settings are correct for a Q8300. Cpu multiplied of 7.5 and all that stuff.

 

[Rifter]

Well i have gone from duals to quads before with no issues but have seen it posted that sometime it requires a windows reinstall. I would wait for some more advice before doing that as a last resort though.

 

[emblem]

Another pic

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a61/emblemchaos/Phone/IMAG0097.jpg



Also,
someone else had a similar issue with a q6600

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/2...-applications-recognizing-quad-core-processor

Ok, the recognition of the 4 cores is resolved. I had to unistall the cores on the device manager and resintall new drivers for the CPU.
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Tried this, didn't work
and
http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/383656.aspx

Worked. I enabled SpeedStep and magically they have appeared.


There's no speedstep option I see in the bios option for my board though...

 

[notty22]

Sometimes people will check # of processors and set it . Default is left blank.
http://windows7news.com/forum/windows-7-tweaks/make-windows-7-faster/

 

[emblem]

ya, the options are only 1 or 2. 4 cores isn't an option in that menu

 

[Dufus]

emblem, because your ss shows device manager with 4 cores indicates this is a windows config problem. Are you familiar with BCDEdit?

Run BCDEdit from a cmd box with Admin priv's and enter the following

bcdedit /set {current} numproc 4

Reboot

 

[emblem]

emblem, because your ss shows device manager with 4 cores indicates this is a windows config problem. Are you familiar with BCDEdit?

Run BCDEdit from a cmd box with Admin priv's and enter the following

bcdedit /set {current} numproc 4

Reboot

Awesome, that worked.
Thanks bro.