Intel Q9550 Bought and now kaput

[Breeze1965]

I bought a new Q9550 by intel supports virtualization on paper and in the bios its there and turned on but for whatever reason when I upgraded from my dual core to a Quad it is not working now I am appreciative any advice I can get I just learned how to publish my apps and use my old printer. If I cant fix this it will suck to not have my laser.

 

[pparks1]

I have a Q9550 and it supports virtualization no problem.

You likely need a BIOS update on your motherboard to support the newer CPU chip.

 

[Breeze1965]

well I dont know why I would The bios seems to recognize the chip right and it has the virtualization turned on it was running it on the Dual core I had before this?

any other ideas before i mess with that?

 

[pparks1]

Honestly I'm afraid that I am just not following you at all...what actually is the problem???

 

[Breeze1965]

Well I had everything working yesterday and I upgraded my processor from an intel duo dual core to a quad core Q9550 and when I did I now get the error saying that my computer does not support the virtualization mode I looked everything up and it all says its compatible, I went into the bios and the setting for virtualization is on but for whatever reason its not working.

 

[pparks1]

Ok, so the CPU is functional and working? The OS is running alright?

What mobo are you using?

 

[Breeze1965]

P5Q deluxe by Ausus american megatrends bios version 2.61

 

[pparks1]

And which virtualization software is it that you are using which is refusing to start properly? And what exactly is the message that you are receiving?

 

[Breeze1965]

well i already had in the xp mode with apps published when they didnt run i tried using the hardware detection tool and it says the comouter has no virtualization ability

 

[pparks1]

I found the following article on Toms Hardware suggesting that you might need to reinstall the OS after changing from a Dual Core to a Quad core...specifically this article mentions the Q9550
Intel Q9550 reports no hardware virtualization - CPUs - CPU-Components

Also, check this
http://www.sevenforums.com/virtualization/8596-q9550-problems-virtual-xp.html

 

[Zahl]

Have you tried resetting the bios settings? Write down all your settings and do a jumper clear to reset everything. Also you should make sure you have the latest bios if you haven't already

 

[Breeze1965]

Im almost positive it is the latest I just hat to mess with the bios settings if i dont have to i think i will try a reinstall of 7 tmrw that seems the easiest and then if it dont work attack the bios which i really hate to do but ill try it

 

[pparks1]

Keep us posted, if you want to know about any specific BIOS settings, I can tell you what I have set on my mobo. I'm using a gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R