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Vista & Dual Processors
Hello, I recently installed Vista and I found that since installing I have
only been running at half of my total processing power because Vista won't use the second processor that is on my mother board. Does anyone know a way that I can get Vista to recognize and use both processors? I am using Vista Home Basic and both of the processors are AMD K8 Processors. Each processor is 1.8GHz for a total of 3.6GHz |
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Vista & Dual Processors
Upgrade to a version that supports two physical CPUs. Vista Home Basic and
Premium support one physical CPU (unlimited cores) just as XP Home did. Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise support two physical CPUs (unlimited cores) just as XP Pro did. -- Kerry Brown Microsoft MVP - Shell/User http://www.vistahelp.ca "KButzke" wrote in message ... Hello, I recently installed Vista and I found that since installing I have only been running at half of my total processing power because Vista won't use the second processor that is on my mother board. Does anyone know a way that I can get Vista to recognize and use both processors? I am using Vista Home Basic and both of the processors are AMD K8 Processors. Each processor is 1.8GHz for a total of 3.6GHz |
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Vista & Dual Processors
My PC: HpM7750N Processor, Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+
is 64 bit, bought last Tuesday and I assumed that the OS would be V.H.P. 64 bit and was sorry to find that it was not. From what you are saying, I need 64 bit Ultimate to make proper use of the power of this new computer? "Kerry Brown" wrote: Upgrade to a version that supports two physical CPUs. Vista Home Basic and Premium support one physical CPU (unlimited cores) just as XP Home did. Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise support two physical CPUs (unlimited cores) just as XP Pro did. -- Kerry Brown Microsoft MVP - Shell/User http://www.vistahelp.ca "KButzke" wrote in message ... Hello, I recently installed Vista and I found that since installing I have only been running at half of my total processing power because Vista won't use the second processor that is on my mother board. Does anyone know a way that I can get Vista to recognize and use both processors? I am using Vista Home Basic and both of the processors are AMD K8 Processors. Each processor is 1.8GHz for a total of 3.6GHz |
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Vista & Dual Processors
In article , Will
says... My PC: HpM7750N Processor, Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+ is 64 bit, bought last Tuesday and I assumed that the OS would be V.H.P. 64 bit and was sorry to find that it was not. From what you are saying, I need 64 bit Ultimate to make proper use of the power of this new computer? No. Only for 64bit addressing. Unless you want to use more than 4GB of RAM, you don't need 64 bit. -- Conor Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak......... |
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Vista & Dual Processors
I do want 64 bit & if what Kerry says is true, I need Ultimate to use the two
processors (Processor, Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+). Is this correct? Do I go to the place I bought it and simply get Ultimate Dvd(s) that will upgrade/install everything? will nVidia, Realtek High Def Audio etc., be compatible? Do I use or give them my "Upgrade your Windows Experience" DVD that came with purchase? Lotsa questions, appreciate answers. "Conor" wrote: In article , Will says... My PC: HpM7750N Processor, Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+ is 64 bit, bought last Tuesday and I assumed that the OS would be V.H.P. 64 bit and was sorry to find that it was not. From what you are saying, I need 64 bit Ultimate to make proper use of the power of this new computer? No. Only for 64bit addressing. Unless you want to use more than 4GB of RAM, you don't need 64 bit. -- Conor Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak......... |
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Vista & Dual Processors
"Will" wrote in message
... I do want 64 bit & if what Kerry says is true, I need Ultimate to use the two processors (Processor, Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+). Is this correct? Do I go to the place I bought it and simply get Ultimate Dvd(s) that will upgrade/install everything? will nVidia, Realtek High Def Audio etc., be compatible? Do I use or give them my "Upgrade your Windows Experience" DVD that came with purchase? Lotsa questions, appreciate answers. You have one physical processor with two cores. Any 64 or 32 bit edition of Vista will work and recognize both cores. You would have to contact the manufacturer of your computer to see what their policy is on upgrading to 64 bit Vista. With the retail versions the 64 bit media is included with some editions or available at a nominal cost from Microsoft. OEM versions are supported by the manufacturer so you have to contact then to see what their policy is. -- Kerry Brown Microsoft MVP - Shell/User http://www.vistahelp.ca |
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Vista & Dual Processors
All Vista versions support dual core processors as dual core.
But only Vista Business, Enterprise and Ultimate support multiple *physical* CPU's. -- Barry Schnur |
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Vista & Dual Processors
In article , Will
says... I do want 64 bit & if what Kerry says is true, I need Ultimate to use the two processors (Processor, Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+). BUT YOU DONT HAVE TWO PROCESSORS. You have one processor with two cores. Not the same thing. You don't want 64bit. It's a driver availability nightmare. Is this correct? Do I go to the place I bought it and simply get Ultimate Dvd(s) that will upgrade/install everything? will nVidia, Realtek High Def Audio etc., be compatible? Do I use or give them my "Upgrade your Windows Experience" DVD that came with purchase? Lotsa questions, appreciate answers. Fire up Windows Anytime Upgrade and do it that way. You can purchase an Ultimate Upgrade online. It downloads a small app which you run then insert your Windows Vista installation DVD (Doesn't matter which one - all versions are on it) and run setup whilst keeping the Anytime upgrade downloaded app open. -- Conor Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak......... |
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Vista & Dual Processors
The X2 processors are supported by all versions. They are dual core, but
on a single package. If there are more than one PHYSICAL processor, then you would need Ultimate. And 64Bit does have some driver issues, but it isn't too bad depending on your hardware. You can ask around and check the manufacturers websites to see if it is supported yet. All of my hardware was, and it runs like a dream. -- Dustin Harper http://www.vistarip.com Bill Thomas wrote: Conor wrote: In article , Will says... I do want 64 bit & if what Kerry says is true, I need Ultimate to use the two processors (Processor, Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+). You don't want 64bit. It's a driver availability nightmare. x64 is not necessarily a driver availability nightmare. I have my system set up to dual boot x32 and x64, simply because I decided to play with x64 to see how "bad" it really is. So far all of my hardware is working, with the one exception of a cheap Promise ATA 133 card. My Konica-Minolta printer works, epson scanner, HP external dvd writer, 3 external hard drives.....Not a nightmare at all..... Are you running x64 or just repeating what you may have heard? |
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Vista & Dual Processors
Conor wrote:
In article , Will says... I do want 64 bit & if what Kerry says is true, I need Ultimate to use the two processors (Processor, Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+). You don't want 64bit. It's a driver availability nightmare. x64 is not necessarily a driver availability nightmare. I have my system set up to dual boot x32 and x64, simply because I decided to play with x64 to see how "bad" it really is. So far all of my hardware is working, with the one exception of a cheap Promise ATA 133 card. My Konica-Minolta printer works, epson scanner, HP external dvd writer, 3 external hard drives.....Not a nightmare at all..... Are you running x64 or just repeating what you may have heard? |
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