So I really have no idea what happened. Here's a few tidbits of information:
Last night, I realized that after running CPU-Z my frequency was listed at 2800MHz...with 1 core and 1 thread... note that I run a Pentium D 840 3.2GHz. I looked in the task manager and only 1 CPU was shown...even after I clicked to show 1 graph per CPU, only 1 CPU was shown. In the device manager, only 1 processor was shown and the computer was listed as an "ACPI Uniprocessor" as opposed to a "Multiprocessor." So I figured I would update my BIOS. I did so, and after I did so I started up XP...everything was fine. CPU-Z showed it running at 3200MHz with 2 threads and 2 cores. Task Manager showed 2 graphs, and Device Manager showed 2 processors and a Multiprocessor computer.
Everything seems peachy, right?
My temperature increased a couple degrees, but I expected that. I restarted it a few times, ran it for about 2-3 more hours without a problem. Turned it off for the night, and when I turned it back on this morning, the splash screen for my motherboard appeared, but afterwards the screen goes blank with the little underscore flashing in the top left. I waited several minutes, nothing. Hard restarted, after a few attempts I was brought to the Safe Mode option screen. Tried running last known good configuration--Windows wouldn't load up. Tried Safe Mode, got a huge list of files run down my screen and then freeze for a moment, then restart on its own. Was able at one point to get the Windows loading screen to appear, but as soon as it disappeared I was hopeful my problem was fixed...alas, it wasn't, and the screen went black then the system restarted once more. My intuition leads me to believe that there is a problem with Windows, perhaps?
This is my system:
ASUS P5ND2-SLI Deluxe
Pentium D 840 3.2GHz
2048MB Corsair DDR2 Memory
2 x eVGA 8600GTS 512
Windows XP SP2
If I'm missing anything, please let me know!
Last night, I realized that after running CPU-Z my frequency was listed at 2800MHz...with 1 core and 1 thread... note that I run a Pentium D 840 3.2GHz. I looked in the task manager and only 1 CPU was shown...even after I clicked to show 1 graph per CPU, only 1 CPU was shown. In the device manager, only 1 processor was shown and the computer was listed as an "ACPI Uniprocessor" as opposed to a "Multiprocessor." So I figured I would update my BIOS. I did so, and after I did so I started up XP...everything was fine. CPU-Z showed it running at 3200MHz with 2 threads and 2 cores. Task Manager showed 2 graphs, and Device Manager showed 2 processors and a Multiprocessor computer.
Everything seems peachy, right?
My temperature increased a couple degrees, but I expected that. I restarted it a few times, ran it for about 2-3 more hours without a problem. Turned it off for the night, and when I turned it back on this morning, the splash screen for my motherboard appeared, but afterwards the screen goes blank with the little underscore flashing in the top left. I waited several minutes, nothing. Hard restarted, after a few attempts I was brought to the Safe Mode option screen. Tried running last known good configuration--Windows wouldn't load up. Tried Safe Mode, got a huge list of files run down my screen and then freeze for a moment, then restart on its own. Was able at one point to get the Windows loading screen to appear, but as soon as it disappeared I was hopeful my problem was fixed...alas, it wasn't, and the screen went black then the system restarted once more. My intuition leads me to believe that there is a problem with Windows, perhaps?
This is my system:
ASUS P5ND2-SLI Deluxe
Pentium D 840 3.2GHz
2048MB Corsair DDR2 Memory
2 x eVGA 8600GTS 512
Windows XP SP2
If I'm missing anything, please let me know!
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