Second Core not showing need help

[8NP4iN]

hi, ive recently purchased two pentium D 820 wich in intend to use in audio/video production...
i was just wondering why the taskbar doenst show 2 cpus graphs... ive been searching the web and folowed this instructions with no success http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?id=896256

its my first dual core cpu, so maybe im wrong but from what ive seen in screenshots around the web it should show 2 graphs...

 

[SunnyD]

Did you upgrade the CPU in this machine to a dual core system, or is this a new system? Running Windows XP Professional?

Need some more details.

 

[8NP4iN]

CPU-Pentium D 820
MB-Asus P5ND2 SLi
GPU-7300 GS 256 MB

Its a completly new system
Win XP Professional SP2 Fresh Install

 

[8NP4iN]

lol ive just checked the list of supported cpus in the ASUS MB website...820 doenst appear...but 805 and all the others do....what the ******... im gonna try an install a bios beta version to see what happens...
i dont understand in my computer>properties> i see "pentium d cpu 2.80 GHZ 2.80 GHZ, 1GB RAM, Physical Address Extension", yes its 2.80GHz 2.80GHz... but in task bar...nothing...only one graph!!!!
So whats going on? how come 820 is not supported of all the pentium D´s...
Gotta be a solution to this, lol i bought 2 identical MB´s wtf... 2 pentium D 820, 2 everything... now the freaking cpu inst supported as dual core...

HELP!!!

 

[8NP4iN]

Please guys...anyone to enlight me?

 

[Cooler]

I remeber simular problem by another member. Trade the chip in for 830 or 920 if you mobo supports it. With intel CPUs always check what your mobo supports before geting it. Also check CPUz you could be setting you taskmanager to bar all CPUs in one graph.
View-> CPU history-> One Graph Per CPU

 

[stevty2889]

Originally posted by: 8NP4iN
Please guys...anyone to enlight me?

The board does not support both cores on an 820, seems to be a limitation with most of the NF4 chipset boards for Intel. It only affects the 820. Trade it for a 920 if you can and you should be good to go. The 9xx series runs much much cooler than the 8xx series, there is really no reason to get an 8xx series, other than the 805 if you already have really good cooling and plan to overclock.

 

[Viper GTS]

The issue is the 14x multiplier, the 920 is affected as well.

Viper GTS

 

[stevty2889]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
The issue is the 14x multiplier, the 920 is affected as well.

Viper GTS

Wrong, I have a 920, and both cores are recongnized. It was something to do with power limitations. Didn't make sense to me since you would think the 820 drew less power than the higher speed chips, but thats what I was told when I called tech support, because I wanted to be sure my 920 wasn't affected the same way.

 

[dguy6789]

I am sorry to say it, but Nforce 4 Intel versions do not support the Intel Pentium D 820. You need to change your cpu.

 

[8NP4iN]

OOOhhh damit... lol im in Mozambique, the online store is in Portugal, i picked this up on vacation last month...
Ill contact them to see if i can trade in...thanks guys...
My fault anyway, i was a bit naive... didnt know about the 820 not being supported!!!! I tought all the 800 series were supported... ill get 805 instead...since 900 series inst supported also...
Ill overclock the 805 to my needs...

 

[FelixDeCat]

Originally posted by: 8NP4iN
OOOhhh damit... lol im in Mozambique, the online store is in Portugal, i picked this up on vacation last month...
Ill contact them to see if i can trade in...thanks guys...
My fault anyway, i was a bit naive... didnt know about the 820 not being supported!!!! I tought all the 800 series were supported... ill get 805 instead...since 900 series inst supported also...
Ill overclock the 805 to my needs...

I think you are the only guy here posting from there. Keep us informed.