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    M17xR2 cpuz question

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by rberger2000, Mar 10, 2011.

  1. rberger2000

    rberger2000 Newbie

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    I am new to the laptop area and am concerned that my intel 740 is showing as only 2 cores and 4 threads in cpu-z and aida64. Do I have something set incorrectly ? It shows 4 cores and 8 threads in device manager but windows doesnt seem to be using them? Can someone explain this phenomenon. In a desktop I would assume a bad processor or faulty motherboard.

    Thanks for any Input
     
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    DR650SE The Whiskey Barracuda

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    Go to msconfig, boot tab, advanced options, and uncheck the number of processors box.
     
    DR650SE, Mar 10, 2011
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    I appreciate the advice but this caused the system to blue screen on boot. Does anyone have a system that is using all the cores and threads this processor offers??? I have noticed that all of the MX17xR2 screen shots that i see of cpu-z show two cores and two threads.
     
    rberger2000, Mar 12, 2011
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    A complete reinstall resolved all issues. :)

    M17x R2 Nebula Red | Intel i7 740QM | AMD Radeon HD 5870 CrossFireX
    8GB DDR3 | 120GB SSD | 500GB Hybrid | 1920x1200 RGB LED Display | Blu-Ray Burner | Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit |
     
    rberger2000, Apr 5, 2011
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