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      07-22-2007
hi

I have vista ultimate and a compute with 2 CPU - each CPU is
multicore - so a total of 4 cores. How can I confirm that Vista can
see all cores and is using all cores ?

hm

 
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      07-22-2007
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User <> wrote:

> hi
>
> I have vista ultimate and a compute with 2 CPU - each CPU is
> multicore - so a total of 4 cores. How can I confirm that Vista can
> see all cores and is using all cores ?


Right click the task bar and bring up Task Manager, Performance tab.

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      07-22-2007

It only show 2 CPU monitors. which I presume are the 2 core on a
single CPU - Which means that one of the dual core CPU is not being
detected.. how can I enable that ?

hm

On Jul 22, 2:17 pm, Mike <n...@where.man> wrote:
> In article <1185138764.690166.111...@e16g2000pri.googlegroups .com>,
>
> User <hyperma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > hi

>
> > I have vista ultimate and a compute with 2 CPU - each CPU is
> > multicore - so a total of 4 cores. How can I confirm that Vista can
> > see all cores and is using all cores ?

>
> Right click the task bar and bring up Task Manager, Performance tab.
>
> Mike



 
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      07-22-2007
On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:20:19 -0700, User <> wrote:

>
>It only show 2 CPU monitors. which I presume are the 2 core on a
>single CPU - Which means that one of the dual core CPU is not being
>detected.. how can I enable that ?
>
>hm
>

That would be done in the BIOS. And no you are not seeing one core and
it's HT partner, you are seeing 2 cpu's with no HT to make it 4 cpu's.


>On Jul 22, 2:17 pm, Mike <n...@where.man> wrote:
>> In article <1185138764.690166.111...@e16g2000pri.googlegroups .com>,
>>
>> User <hyperma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > hi

>>
>> > I have vista ultimate and a compute with 2 CPU - each CPU is
>> > multicore - so a total of 4 cores. How can I confirm that Vista can
>> > see all cores and is using all cores ?

>>
>> Right click the task bar and bring up Task Manager, Performance tab.
>>
>> Mike

>


 
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      07-22-2007
In article <. com>,
User <> wrote:

> It only show 2 CPU monitors. which I presume are the 2 core on a
> single CPU - Which means that one of the dual core CPU is not being
> detected.. how can I enable that ?


What version are you running? Home Basic and Home Premium support one
physical CPU (one socket). Business and Ultimate support 2 physical
CPUs (2 sockets.)

For a Core 2 Duo you need Business or Ultimate.

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      07-22-2007
Are you sure.. I use SIW (from http://www.gtopala.com/)

Property Value
Number of CPU(s) One Physical Processor / 2 Cores / 2 Logical
Processors / 64 bits


also in the device manager it says 2 processors

And I downloaded a gadget that only show the CPU utlization for core 1
and core 2. If i go to the bios, it only show CPU 0. how can I get to
CPU 2/3/4 etc... How can run a program to ensure that all 4 cores are
contrinuting.

hm





On Jul 22, 2:35 pm, f/fgeorge <ffgeo...@yourplace.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:20:19 -0700, User <hyperma...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >It only show 2 CPU monitors. which I presume are the 2 core on a
> >single CPU - Which means that one of the dual core CPU is not being
> >detected.. how can I enable that ?

>
> >hm

>
> That would be done in the BIOS. And no you are not seeing one core and
> it's HT partner, you are seeing 2 cpu's with no HT to make it 4 cpu's.
>
>
>
> >On Jul 22, 2:17 pm, Mike <n...@where.man> wrote:
> >> In article <1185138764.690166.111...@e16g2000pri.googlegroups .com>,

>
> >> User <hyperma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > hi

>
> >> > I have vista ultimate and a compute with 2 CPU - each CPU is
> >> > multicore - so a total of 4 cores. How can I confirm that Vista can
> >> > see all cores and is using all cores ?

>
> >> Right click the task bar and bring up Task Manager, Performance tab.

>
> >> Mike- Hide quoted text -

>
> - Show quoted text -



 
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      07-22-2007
I am running Vista Ultimate. - Windows Vista Ultimate x64

my comp has 2 sockets, each Intel CPU is dual core.

Hm..

On Jul 22, 2:41 pm, User <hyperma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Are you sure.. I use SIW (from http://www.gtopala.com/)
>
> Property Value
> Number of CPU(s) One Physical Processor / 2 Cores / 2 Logical
> Processors / 64 bits
>
> also in the device manager it says 2 processors
>
> And I downloaded a gadget that only show the CPU utlization for core 1
> and core 2. If i go to the bios, it only show CPU 0. how can I get to
> CPU 2/3/4 etc... How can run a program to ensure that all 4 cores are
> contrinuting.
>
> hm
>
> On Jul 22, 2:35 pm, f/fgeorge <ffgeo...@yourplace.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:20:19 -0700, User <hyperma...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> > >It only show 2 CPU monitors. which I presume are the 2 core on a
> > >single CPU - Which means that one of the dual core CPU is not being
> > >detected.. how can I enable that ?

>
> > >hm

>
> > That would be done in the BIOS. And no you are not seeing one core and
> > it's HT partner, you are seeing 2 cpu's with no HT to make it 4 cpu's.

>
> > >On Jul 22, 2:17 pm, Mike <n...@where.man> wrote:
> > >> In article <1185138764.690166.111...@e16g2000pri.googlegroups .com>,

>
> > >> User <hyperma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> > hi

>
> > >> > I have vista ultimate and a compute with 2 CPU - each CPU is
> > >> > multicore - so a total of 4 cores. How can I confirm that Vista can
> > >> > see all cores and is using all cores ?

>
> > >> Right click the task bar and bring up Task Manager, Performance tab.

>
> > >> Mike- Hide quoted text -

>
> > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -

>
> - Show quoted text -






























 
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      07-22-2007
In article <no->,
Mike <> wrote:

> In article <. com>,
> User <> wrote:
>
> > It only show 2 CPU monitors. which I presume are the 2 core on a
> > single CPU - Which means that one of the dual core CPU is not being
> > detected.. how can I enable that ?

>
> What version are you running? Home Basic and Home Premium support one
> physical CPU (one socket). Business and Ultimate support 2 physical
> CPUs (2 sockets.)
>
> For a Core 2 Duo you need Business or Ultimate.


I think. Are Core 2 Duo systems one or 2 CPU sockets? I don't have
one so I don't know.

Anyways, Vista CPU support is by the CPU socket.

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      07-22-2007
core 2 duo etc is apple talk for some version of dual - core CPU.

I have 2 sockets.. each socket has a dual core CPU. I understand vista
ultimate supports more than one phy CPU which mean it should support 2
sockets.

how can I confirm that ? I am running ultimate

hm..

On Jul 22, 2:45 pm, Mike <n...@where.man> wrote:
> In article <no-0C5584.17364422072...@news.supernews.com>,
>
> Mike <n...@where.man> wrote:
> > In article <1185139219.270962.76...@z24g2000prh.googlegroups. com>,
> > User <hyperma...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> > > It only show 2 CPU monitors. which I presume are the 2 core on a
> > > single CPU - Which means that one of the dual core CPU is not being
> > > detected.. how can I enable that ?

>
> > What version are you running? Home Basic and Home Premium support one
> > physical CPU (one socket). Business and Ultimate support 2 physical
> > CPUs (2 sockets.)

>
> > For a Core 2 Duo you need Business or Ultimate.

>
> I think. Are Core 2 Duo systems one or 2 CPU sockets? I don't have
> one so I don't know.
>
> Anyways, Vista CPU support is by the CPU socket.
>
> Mike



 
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      07-22-2007
In article <. com>,
User <> wrote:

> I am running Vista Ultimate. - Windows Vista Ultimate x64
>
> my comp has 2 sockets, each Intel CPU is dual core.
>
> Hm..


Hmmm indeed!

I'm no expert on Core 2 Duo systems, having never used one. My core
duo system at work (I'm VPNed into it right now) shows 2 Processors in
XPs System Information. Nothing about Cores. It shows 2 CPUs in task
manager.

It sounds to me like there is indeed only one CPU being used on your
system. I have no idea at this point how to enable the other one.

Mike
 
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