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I unlocked 4th core on my Phenom II X4 B50 in BIOS. But when I open task manager it only shows 3 cores. Do I have to do something else or?

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I unlocked 4th core on my Phenom II X4 B50 in BIOS. But when I open task manager it only shows 3 cores. Do I have to do something else or?

You're trying to unlock an Athlon x3, right? Explain what did you change in BIOS (put MB model too)

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Was it a X2 550? Maybe one of the cores doesnt work.

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You're trying to unlock an Athlon x3, right? Explain what did you change in BIOS (put MB model too)

No man I have Phenom x4 but my 4th core wasn't working because I didn't need it. I have Asus M4A88T-M MB. I just set core 4 from off to on and saved. But it still doesn't show 4th on task manager so obviously it's not working.

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No man I have Phenom x4 but my 4th core wasn't working because I didn't need it. I have Asus M4A88T-M MB. I just set core 4 from off to on and saved. But it still doesn't show 4th on task manager so obviously it's not working.

First try clearing CMOS to dump other issues instantly

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First try clearing CMOS to dump other issues instantly

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It reset to BIOS default values, that way you can reset issues like incorrect settings

OK thanks I'll see.

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If the core unlocker cannot enable the core it won't work. You can verify with CPU-Z.

 

Often the board will say how many cores are active in POST if the core unlock function is active.

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I unlocked 4th core on my Phenom II X4 B50 in BIOS. But when I open task manager it only shows 3 cores. Do I have to do something else or?

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If the core unlocker cannot enable the core it won't work. You can verify with CPU-Z.

 

Often the board will say how many cores are active in POST if the core unlock function is active.

It says 3 cores activated when I turn it on but in BIOS all four are...

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