[Solved] Unlocking Cores AMD Phenom II X4 955

I have a ASRock M3A770DE with a AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition I'm trying to unlock the cores. I go to ACC in the bios and pick per core or any of the other options and it still shows 2 cores. Is there anything else I need to change or maybe my Processor is unlockable?



System Specs:

ASRock M3A770DE AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard

AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGMBOX

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL

SAPPHIRE 100293-2GL Radeon HD 5570 2GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-730SS 730W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Modular LED Power Supply

Bios 1.70

Win 7

Phenom II X4 955 is a quad core processor. There are no cores to unlock.

I think you need to get some glasses, the cpu-z screenshot you posted CLEARLY shows 4 cores and 4 threads.

Really you should lay off whatever your smoking.

You never mentioned you were posting screenshots from someone elses computer, sorry I forgot my crystal ball today.

Hit cntrl+alt+del, go to task manager, then the performance tab.

How many cpu graphs does it show under "cpu usage"?

If only 2 graphs, you cold also try going into device manager, uninstall the cpu and reboot.

OR

Go to MSconfig>boot>advanced options and tell me how many cores are showing there. I don't have a Win7 machine in front of me so I don't know what the options are there. Maybe you can change it to 4 and then reboot and recheck. If you can't figure it out tell me what the options are there.

You lost me????? You bought a Phenom II 955 BE thinking that you could unlock extra cores that aren't there?????????????????????? CPU-Z screenie reads 4X64....all looks like it right on there

Yeah I guess it threw me off since I looked at the cpu-z under the assumption that they were his screenies...OP Why would you post someone elses cpu-z? BTW....go to msconfig--->boot--->advanced options--->select number of processors should be 4-->restart

I don't have the option for 3 and 4 cores in System Configuration Advanced Boot Options, only 1 and 2. In task manager under the proformance tab it only show 2 graphs. In Device manager it shows 4 - X4 955 Processors (4 not a fat finger it shows 4) I've uninstalled all 4 Processors in device manger and windows reinstalls them when I boot backup. CPU-Z still only shows 2 cores. I just got this setup and windows (32 bit) is not a fresh install, I used my old hard drive. My old system was a Intel 2.5 E5200 dual core on a Asrock 4CoreDual-SATA2 R2.0 motherboard. I'm sorry if I did'nt explain things right, I'll try and be more careful. Aleast I gave you a laugh, it's good to laugh you know. :> )

The only thing I installed off the CD that came with the mb was the lan drivers, read some where that was all I needed the rest was alot of junk, was that a mistake? how do I reinstall Cool and Quiet? I don't see it anywhere on the CD.

+1^ on the format and reinstall...I like your avatar bonzo

pretty easy to backup all your settings and files using Windows but with this type of problem you may have to be careful what you replace after reinstall, it could lead back to this same setting, same problem. I always zip up my whole "Users" folder with Winzip so I can pick and choose one at a time which settings and files to replace after the reinstall. You'll have access to most of your files, saved games, and program settings for after you reinstall them.

Formated and done a fresh install of Win 7 64 bit. It's showing all 4 cores now. :> )
Thanks to all who helped.

so , you gonna choose mine as "best answer" - give me some site points?

bubba there is a tab in the bottom right corner for choosing the best answer

LoL, Now I know why I got so many replies, nobody really gives a sh!t, you guys are in it for the points. Thats good though. I do appreciate all the suggestions

I was JK with that GObonzo, do appreciate all. I'm still having problems though, getting random BSOD. stop 0x8000000000000002, 0x0 bugchecks. When I reinstalled Win 7 I put in 64 bit, might of been a mistake, what you running? Which slots you have your ram in, I have mine in the white, manual said to get 1600 run in white, but still shows 1600 if I have them in the blue. Gonna change to 11.3 ATI drivers and see if that helps, read 11.4 are alittle buggy. One other thing, my mouse gets sluggish after awhile of surfing, does'nt do it while gaming just surfing the net.

no, i used it for a short time but it was making the system really unstable with this motherboard. i use a program called K10STAT that does the same type thing but you can set the different speeds and voltages for your cores as you want them. you can run 4 different power states like Cool & Quiet but you can customize. here's a good tutorial [http://unfusedjournal.blogspot.com/2011/02/k10stat-tutorial.html]. not jus for underclocking like most guides you'll find. i use it for my overclocking too so i don't have to wait for the bios everytime i want to change something. you can find download links searching google, probably even on here. newest version is 1.4.1, i think.

i had same problem and no pain way is: Administrative Tools/System Configuration/Boot, select Advanced Options, UNCHEK Number of Processors option, reboot...enjoy