My dual motherboard :( help!

[nivex2]

My Gigbyte server board - GA-7DPXDW+ has two AMD 2600+ processors installed. Now.. when I start the pc it says 1, CPU(s)... its not reading the other one.

I went into device manager and only saw 1 processor there as well.

Now the motherboard came with a program that lets me view the information on the motherboard and it says I have cpu0 and cpu1 installed.. so im confused.

and yes I installed all the drivers.


please help!

 

[active95]

When u start the pc, is the board reporting that it only "sees" one cpu ? Or is the windoze the one that doesn't see it?
Basically at the RAM check , does the board says that u have 2 cpu's?

 

[amphibian]

Check your processor speed through a utility and see if it is the combined clock speed of both processors. If so, then your mobo recognizes both processors.

Example: CPU0= 1.6ghz CPU1=1.6ghz Total Speed=3.2ghz

 

[nivex2]

It says 1, CPU(s) at boot up...

and in bios..


can you recommend a utility?

 

[nivex2]

Ok I used a utility.. cool info xp.. and it said 1 processors


please help

 

[nivex2]

Is there some kind of jumper on the motherboard I must change?

the manual doesnt say anything..

 

[nivex2]

does no one know?

 

[CAPSLOCK]

Did it work OK in the past (recent problem)?
It may be a physical problem.
That motherboard's physical attachment to the processor and it's seat (socket) may have dislodged.
You can check by removing it and re-seating it (remove and apply new thermal compound).
Are your HS fans mounted to the motherboard or the socket itself?
I know it sucks, but try switching the processors to see if one has died.
We know that one processor is functioning properly and so is its socket.
Therefore, swapping them is a finite solution to the problem.


no one know's everything.
we can only give advise.

 

[McTimson]

Are the processors 2600 MP's, or 2600 XP's? If they're XP's, you have to do a little modification on the chips to get the board to recognize them, I think.

 

[StillLearnin']

You might check here and in this forum:

http://forums.2cpu.com/showthread.php?threadid=50701

http://forums.2cpu.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=13

 

[nivex2]

they're Xps.. what do I have to change?

 

[McTimson]

Check out this thread. You should note that doing any physical modification to the chip voids the warranty, so if you mess something up, you're screwed. Make sure you know what you're doing before you try it.