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    Cores not displaying on HWinfo

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by dhruv300, Jul 16, 2011.

  1. dhruv300

    dhruv300 Notebook Consultant

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    Hey,

    I was checking up HWinfo and it only shows two of my cores, it doesn't show the other two. What's wrong here?

    Thanks in advance.
     

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  2. svl7

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    Click on configure an check everything you want to have displayed.
     
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    fittyman Notebook Consultant

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    Those seem rather high to me....
     
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    xeroxide Notebook Deity

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    did you manually set the number of cores in msconfig?
    if so, that's your problem

    open msconfig
    (type it in the start menu and press enter)

    open the boot tab and click "advanced options..."
    ensure that the "number of processors" is not ticked
    hit ok and restart

    another option is to set it to 8 (not 4) the reason for this is because intel has "hyperthreading" where each core is seen as 2 processors.

    *edit* and yes the temps seem a little high, although you seem to be using the cpu at the time of screenshot.
    the max temp achieved in the screenshot is well below recommeded max. possibly just clean out the vents, might be a little dusty.
     
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  5. dhruv300

    dhruv300 Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks guys, you're right.
    And about the heat, yea I know. I've been having the problem for a while, not sure if the heatsink is the problem, but I know for a fact that the thermal paste dried out, and getting thermal paste is impossible at my current location. Going to have to wait 23 days to buy me some MX-4 or ICDiamond.
     
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