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    was doing some routine maintenance.

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by LxGST, May 6, 2011.

  1. LxGST

    LxGST Notebook Consultant

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    ... and now that I've restarted I'm having some weird occurences.

    For one, most of my diagnostics applications, for example CPU-Z are telling me that I only have 3 Cores and 3 threads, when in fact I should have 4. (Unless it's not counting the original Core/Thread(?)(!).

    That and some of my bottom right hand windows taskbars have been interestingly changed. (vanished).

    Either way I'm sufficiently confused.
     
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  2. svl7

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    What's included in this "routine maintance"?

    Did you go to the device manager and checked how many entries you have under processors? (should be 8)
     
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  3. LxGST

    LxGST Notebook Consultant

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    Just cleaning the fans and dust accumulation on heatsinks, nothing note-worthy. Truth be told, I wanted to get the processor fan cleaned, but I couldn't get the heatsink off that one (still some stuff to learn). So I just ended up cleaning the vents (which had some dust on/in them anyway).

    Device Manager only shows

    Intel(R) Core (TM) i7 CPU Q 720 @ 1.60
    Intel(R) Core (TM) i7 CPU Q 720 @ 1.60
    Intel(R) Core (TM) i7 CPU Q 720 @ 1.60

    stated like that, weirdly.
     
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  4. svl7

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    Ok, go to the device manager, right click on "processors" and click "scan for hardware changes"


    Edit: You may need to reboot afterwards, can't remember.
     
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  5. LxGST

    LxGST Notebook Consultant

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    I'm unsure what happened, but I managed to fix it with a scheduled System Restore point. Device Manager is back to 8 720QM's :).

    It really was quite odd, the date reverted back to 2009 (when I obtained this laptop). a bunch of gadgets were behaving strangely, (a few vanished >.<!) Though, to be fair they may have been temporary windows files as I did install a windows update.
     
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  6. The Revelator

    The Revelator Notebook Prophet

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    Best Ghost in the Machine Story so far this year.
     
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    I lol'd :D.
     
    Indiran, May 7, 2011
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    Glad I could provide you guys with some... pleasure xD.
     
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