2 Unknown Devices after installing Q6600 Quad Core

Computer Forum CPU, Motherboards and Memory
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Hey

I just upgraded my computer from an E6600 to a Q6600.
It all works fine, only that in device manager under ‘Processors’ there are 2 unknown devices.
Also under ‘Processors’ there are 2 processors shown as ‘Intel(R) Core™2 CPU 6600 @ 2.4GHz.’
The location of the unknown devices is ‘on Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System’ and it says they are working properly.

Any ideas to what they might be?

Thanks

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Depends on what your mobo is. Your mobo can’t recognise quad core cpu at the moment. Try updating your BIOS.

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Thanks.
My motherboard is ASUS p5n32-E SLI PLUS. It does advertise ‘Quad core ready’ and on 3D mark it tells me that my processor is the quad core Q660 which is right.
I will try updating my bios and see if that makes any difference.

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I updated my bios to the latest version, no change :(.

I noticed that windows also recognizes that it is a quad core. Under system it says Quad CPU Q6600.

Could the two unknown devices really be the other 2 cores? My 3DMark score raised by 800 after installing it must be working properly.

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Hmm in this case i would leave it as it is. Anyway, showing 2 unknown devices, especially if these are 2 cores showing, and elsewhere Windows recognises quad cpu - that wouldnt affect the real performance so far.

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try to update them from windows there must be a choice to “update driver” it will automatically find and install what it needs as it is a cpu defined under root