re: intel dual-core CPU not recognized after re-install
Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Windows Vista Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Geri
(119 messages posted)
I'd check in BIOS setup that Multi Core support is enabled.
On Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 8:31 am, Chuck Harding wrote:
>This is a major annoyance - I have a system I built based on the Asus AL8 motherboard
>with an intel P4 D830 dual core CPU, 4gb DDR2 RAM, 2xMaxtor 300gb SATA HDD, 2xSony
>DRU-720A DVD writers, ATI All-In-Wonder X600 Pro, Samsung SyncMaster 204T FPD, Unotron
>SpillSeal cordless keyboard, and Wacom Intos3 9x12 graphics tablet. Windows seems
>to have a problem recognizing the dual-core CPU - both XP and Vista. I had to re-install
>Vista recently after removing Norton 360 when I discovered that it was the culprit
>that was responsible for preventing me from being able to download my email and
removing
>it totally fsck'd up the system. After I'd gotten through several unsuccessful attempts
>to repair it, I bit the bullet and did a clean install. Noticed after finishing
that
>once again, it had failed to recognize the dual-core CPU. Before, with the XP installation,
>I was able to force the correct HAL to be used by booting up a live CD version of
>Linux that had NTFS write capability (FYI it recognized the dual-core CPU just fine)
>and copied the dual-core HAL files over the non-dual-core files and rebooted -
it
>now saw the dual-core mode and task manager showed two different graphs. Then I
updated
>to Vista and when I tried to change the HAL using the same method, I was stuck because
>Microsoft in typical fashion had changed the names and locations of the relevant
>files and I am stuck.
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