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Delta Nyak
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Join date: 9 Feb 2005
Posts: 123
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03-30-2006 16:59
Purchased an AMD 64 x2 3800 and put it in my ASROCK 939DUAL-SATAII Motherboard, running WIN2000.
Clocks to 2.6GHZ with stock cooling. (Does happy CPU dance)
Now, runs CPU-Z and does not looks like the second core is detected, runs SISANDRA benchmarks, and that also indicate single core performance.
Download latest bios, and load it, no difference. Made sure the dual core setting in the bios is enabled.
Any ideas?
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Kathmandu Gilman
Fearful Symmetry Baby!
Join date: 21 May 2004
Posts: 1,418
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03-30-2006 17:26
Well, you could check the codes on the chip to verify you indeed have an X2 chip, might have a plain 3800 switched out on you. Next would be to check the task manager (control+alt+delete) and select a running process and right click it. You should have "set affinity" as a choice, click it and see how many core choices you have. X2 Athlons have a core 0 and a core 1, otherwise you are single core.
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Riley Jarrico
The Original HOT CHICK
Join date: 16 May 2005
Posts: 14
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03-30-2006 18:22
Make sure you have the latest bios update for your motherboard, X2's need em bad
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Missy Malaprop
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Join date: 28 Oct 2005
Posts: 544
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03-30-2006 19:22
do you have Win2000 installed with the multiprocessor kernel? you can go in to device manager and look under computer, it should be somehting like ACPI Multiprocessor computer... or it will say Uniprocessor. if it says Uniprocessor, its only going to run one. Win Win2k you can go into the properties there in device manager and choose to use the Multiprocessor kernel.
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Delta Nyak
Registered User
Join date: 9 Feb 2005
Posts: 123
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Many Thanks! That took care of it . . .
03-30-2006 19:50
I would like to thank both of of the respondents, with your help I was able to go into control panel and load the multiprocessor ACPI driver (Does Happy Double Core Dance!).
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