Ok guys, I'm really stumped here so I hope you can help.
I've been using some parts from an old computer and putting them into a pretty ancient Acer Aspire M1640, just to make a computer that can play last-gen era games well. To do this, I put an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 and a Radeon HD 6670 into the Aspire. The problem is that CPU-Z only shows two cores, and msinfo32 only shows 2 cores and 2 logical processes, despite the Core 2 Quad being a quad-core processor. I've made sure that the motherboard supports the processor. Also, I tried a Live USB of Ubuntu and that also only reports two cores, so it seems likely that it's a BIOS or hardware issue.
Specs:
System Model: Acer Aspire M1640
Motherboard: Acer/Nvidia mcp73ve
Bios: American Megatrends R01-C2 (latest version)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz
PSU: 250w (As far as I can tell, it's a custom Acer one, made for these Aspires)
RAM: 4GB
GPU: Radeon HD 6670
OS: Windows 10 Pro 64bit
CPU-Z Screenshot:
What I've tried:
1) Msconfig boot settings - It was unchecked, and the dropdown box only shows cores 1 and 2.
2) Bios Update - up to R01-C2
3) Reseated CMOS battery
4) Checked BIOS settings - there is nothing along the lines of limiting cores. Honestly, the bios is pretty poor in terms of settings. It doesn't even show system info so I can't be certain that the computer is seeing all cores at the BIOS level.
5)Probably a million other things that I can't recall at the moment. I'll update this if I think of any.
My current theories:
1) This is my first time upgrading a CPU and when I took out the old processor (A single core pentium, I think) some pins in the LGA775 socket looked slightly askew. It's worth noting that the Core 2 Quad isn't a "true" quad core, it's apparently just two dual-core processors stuck together. Is it possible that a bent pin is making it so that only one of the dual-cores in the stack is actually connecting to the motherboard?
2) I haven't upgraded the PSU yet, despite adding a much meatier processor and graphics card. Is the 250w PSU underpowered for this? If so, could that be causing only two cores to be recognised?
What kind of wattage would I need for this setup?
Thanks, in advance, for any help.
I've been using some parts from an old computer and putting them into a pretty ancient Acer Aspire M1640, just to make a computer that can play last-gen era games well. To do this, I put an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 and a Radeon HD 6670 into the Aspire. The problem is that CPU-Z only shows two cores, and msinfo32 only shows 2 cores and 2 logical processes, despite the Core 2 Quad being a quad-core processor. I've made sure that the motherboard supports the processor. Also, I tried a Live USB of Ubuntu and that also only reports two cores, so it seems likely that it's a BIOS or hardware issue.
Specs:
System Model: Acer Aspire M1640
Motherboard: Acer/Nvidia mcp73ve
Bios: American Megatrends R01-C2 (latest version)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz
PSU: 250w (As far as I can tell, it's a custom Acer one, made for these Aspires)
RAM: 4GB
GPU: Radeon HD 6670
OS: Windows 10 Pro 64bit
CPU-Z Screenshot:
What I've tried:
1) Msconfig boot settings - It was unchecked, and the dropdown box only shows cores 1 and 2.
2) Bios Update - up to R01-C2
3) Reseated CMOS battery
4) Checked BIOS settings - there is nothing along the lines of limiting cores. Honestly, the bios is pretty poor in terms of settings. It doesn't even show system info so I can't be certain that the computer is seeing all cores at the BIOS level.
5)Probably a million other things that I can't recall at the moment. I'll update this if I think of any.
My current theories:
1) This is my first time upgrading a CPU and when I took out the old processor (A single core pentium, I think) some pins in the LGA775 socket looked slightly askew. It's worth noting that the Core 2 Quad isn't a "true" quad core, it's apparently just two dual-core processors stuck together. Is it possible that a bent pin is making it so that only one of the dual-cores in the stack is actually connecting to the motherboard?
2) I haven't upgraded the PSU yet, despite adding a much meatier processor and graphics card. Is the 250w PSU underpowered for this? If so, could that be causing only two cores to be recognised?
What kind of wattage would I need for this setup?
Thanks, in advance, for any help.
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