I think I lost a core!

[patonb]

Well, my systems gone flakey, and when I run Orthos, It only runs 2 windows of tests...... Not four like before.

Am i wrong that this is wrong, it is running on all 4 cores?

Any way to test to see if all 4 are running?

Thanks

Edit: Heres my screen while orthos is on AND while scanning with ad-aware. The first core never moved off 0%

 

[Eric1]

LMAO. I don't think you lost a core. It was probably just not utilizing all the cores at the same time, Although that is kind of weird in it's self because it should share the work load evenly, I think.

Is it even possible to lose one core and not the whole thing? I'm not sure it works like that.

 

[aspire]

You can't lose a single core because a quad core cpu is just two dual cores connected by the front side bus, at least thats what I think it was...

 

[Preacher]

The PC reads the cores #0,#1,#2,#3. That's 4 cores.

 

[patonb]

Yha, but Everts is reading load on CPU 1/core 1 and CPU 2/core 2.

No #3 or 4, like it reports above it as CPU 1-4.

Also load time of games has increased noticablely and that 0% never changes. Last time I ran Everts, ALL the cores bounced around, and Orthos had 4 test windows not 2...

Can someone post ascreen of a quad running Orthos, and Everts?

 

[Drizzt]

2 more to go!

Try running the prime mod, cause that stresses all 4 cores for sure... make sure u get the right prime though.

 

[Preacher]

Open two prime95 that should do it .

 

[patonb]

Open two prime95 that should do it .

How do i get 2 to run at the same time?

I can't seem to do it.

NM... I found it.

Nope still at 0%!

 

[patonb]

Done as per Official Guide To Running Dual/Quad Instances of Prime95

 

[Da Viksta]

an easier way is too CTRL-ALT-DEl, and see if your fourth core is registering in the performance tab. If it is, u dont have a problem...

then again...if one of your cores doesnt seem to be getting a load of any type, try changing the affinity of your programs to run on that core too see if they hang or work

hang = uhho
work = np