Windows 7 not reporting right CPU

darksoulvv · Oct 13, 2014

I thought my motherboard was out after I couldnt get it to start. So I put my hard drive into another machine, activated Windows and everything was good. Then realized what was wrong with my MB was the cat had chewed through a cable connected to the front usb which was causing a fault. So removed it and MB was back. So put my hard drive back in the original MB and now Windows 7 is seeing the wrong CPU and Ram. The original compueter has an I5 and the one I put my HD in was an I3. Now Windows only sees the I3, not the I5. I have formatted, reset CMOS, updated BIOS, nothing has worked. Even took the CPU of the old board and put in on the other one and still nothing changed. How in the world do I get Windows 7 to see the right hardware!

Darkbreeze · Oct 13, 2014

Are you sure you have an i5 and not an i3? Did you purchase the CPU used from somebody? Did you actually see the CPU being reported as an i5 prior to the whole cable chewing fiasco? Heh. I've never seen a cpu be reported incorrectly as an entirely different cpu.

Edit: Actually, that's not true. I have seen a chip that must have been pulled from another bin and received a mislabeled lid. It reported entirely different specs from those that should have corresponded to what was printed on the lid. Can you post a screenshot of the cpu tab from cpu-z.

darksoulvv · Oct 13, 2014

yes I am postive its an I5. It was showing up fine till the computer wouldnt boot. Put the hard drive on another MB with an I3, activated Windows and everything was good. Then realized the computer wouldnt boot was because of a chewed cell phone cable. Removed it and it booted fine. So put the HD back in the computer with the I5 and now it will only see I3 in the system info and CPU-Z

Darkbreeze · Oct 13, 2014

Can you post a screenshot of the CPU info from CPU-Z?

darksoulvv · Oct 13, 2014

I will do it tomorrow. We have already shut it down due to getting totally pissed off with it. I will get back with you.

Darkbreeze · Oct 14, 2014

Heh. I understand.

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