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More info?)
So it now recognizes the ACPI Multiprocessor?
Whenever you do such a large upgrade such as motherboard and CPU, you
will always want to do a repair operation to the OS at the very least.
My suggestion is to always do a clean install on a new hardware
configuration
Nathan McNulty
anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com wrote:
> Thanks, all alive now
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>You are doing Recovery Console. You want to select
>
> Install, then press R
>
>>after it finds your previous installation
>>
>>Nathan McNulty
>>
>>anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com wrote:
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>>
>>>Which command in help do i need to use to reinstall
>>>windows but onthing else? The setup it says;
>>>"Press R to repair"
>>>That brings up a DOS screen listing thewindows
>>>installation, after i put in the admin password, and
>>>type "help", i can't see anything that would do it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>That is interesting. There is no option and what you
>
> saw
>
>>>for ACPI was S1
>>>
>>>
>>>>(Standby) and S3 (Hibernation). Did you originally
>>>
>>>install Windows XP
>>>
>>>
>>>>on this computer or did you upgrade with the current
>>>
>>>version of Windows?
>>>
>>>
>>>>There is no reason that it should install it as a MPS
>>>
>>>Uniprocessor if
>>>
>>>
>>>>you installed Windows on this computer they way it is
>>>
>>>right now. You
>>>
>>>
>>>>can always try a repair operation where you boot off
>
> the
>
>>>Windows XP CD,
>>>
>>>
>>>>choose install, wait for it to find your existing
>>>
>>>installation, and then
>>>
>>>
>>>>press R to repair. It will not lose any of your data
>
> and
>
>>>will simply
>>>
>>>
>>>>repair the core components hopefully fixing your
>>>
>>>problem
>>>
>>>
>>>>Nathan McNulty
>>>>
>>>>anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Yes it is a custom built comp.
>>>>>
>>>>>There is no ACPI area in the CMOS (actually there's
>>>
>>>only
>>>
>>>
>>>>>one mention of it anywhere). There's a copy of the
>>>
>>>manual
>>>
>>>
>>>>>at
>>>>>http://europe.giga-
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
> byte.com/MotherBoard/FileList/Manual/manual_8ipe1000g_e.pd
>
>>>>>f
>>>>>Around page 35 is the BIOS section.
>>>>>
>>>>>The only options for ACPI are;
>>>>>S1(POS)
>>>>>S3(STI)
>>>>>
>>>>>Currently S1 is selected.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>Is this a home built computer? What it sounds like
>
> is
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>>>>>the ACPI settings
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>are not set properly in the BIOS. It should read
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> ACPI
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>>>>>Multiprocessor PC
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>and you should have a Processors icon which shows 2
>>>
>>>Intel
>>>
>>>
>>>>>(R) Pentium(R)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>4 CPU 3.0GHz under it. I would check the BIOS first
>>>
>>>and
>>>
>>>
>>>>>you may have to
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>do a repair operation if Windows won't boot after
>>>>>
>>>>>enabling ACPI in the BIOS.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Nathan McNulty
>>>>>>
>>>>>>M wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>OS: XP Pro SP1 (fully updated)
>>>>>>>Motherboard: Giga-Byte GA-8IG1000 Pro-G
>>>>>>>BIOS: F3
>>>>>>>Processor: Intel P4, 1MB L2 Cache, 800-MHz System
>
> Bus
>
>>>>>3.0-
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>GHz, HyperThreading compatable
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>When accessing the Device Manager, there is
>>>>>>>no 'Processor' tab listed. The PC is also listed as
>>>>>>>a "MPS Uniprocessor PC". To my understanding, a PC
>>>>>
>>>>>with
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>HyperThreading enabled should be listed as an "MPS
>>>>>>>Multiprocessor PC", and should have 2 processors
>>>>>
>>>>>listed
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>in their tab. Also, two graphs should be shown in
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> the
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>>>>>>>Task Manager, whereas only one currently is.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Device manager:
>>>>>>>http:\\www.freepgs.com\chrisharrod\DevMan.JPG
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Task manager:
>>>>>>>http:\\www.freepgs.com\chrisharrod\TaskMan.JPG
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>The computer has been running games quite slowly,
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> and
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>>>>>>>therefore i am not sure whether HyperThreading is
>>>>>>>working, despite being Enabled in the BIOS.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thanks for any help,
>>>>>>>M
>>>>>>
>>>>>>.
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>.
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