One Processor from A Quad not working and a hdd not showing?

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One Processor from A Quad not working and a hdd not showing?
i just got this computer new, everything worked fine and i did all my windows updates, then when i view my system it says its only triple-core processor, (it was quad, i did check it) and my (D) hard drive was gone.

i went ahead and downloaded all drivers updates from gateway but it hasnt fix the problem. i checked the devices, there only three processors listed and both hard drive are listed but one is located in 0? when i populate it shows the capacity but not the volume


here are the specs

Gateway GT5676
amd phenom 8450 quad processor 2.10ghz
vista 64bit
4gb ram dual channel
ATI Radeon HD 3200
2x320 Sata HDD

help me out i cant think of anything please :D

thanks.

Answer 1

I'm not sure where you got your info, but the phenom 8450 is a tipple core cpu, not a quad. This is what you have. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103254. Right click on computer and hit properties and it should verify the exact model cpu you have. I looked up you computer and it should have a AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core Processor. If your telling me it has an 8450 and not a 9600 you should contact whoever you got the computer from.



Your second hard drive is probably not partitioned. Go to control panel and disk management to partition it. The first disk is always disk 0 And the second will be disk 1. They also may have raided your hard drives. If they raided, you could have double the space on one drive and double the transfer speed, or your could have backed up mirroring, If you only have one drive listed in device manager, it is likely it cam pre raided.

Answer 2

You need to reinstall your operating system download a copy of "Windows Vista Ultimate,Bussiness,Home Premium or Home Basic the product key and your version Ultimate, etc will be on a sticker that look like the stcker in this link http://www.microsoft.com/library/media/1033/windowsvista/images/ordermedia/img_product_key.gif

Answer 3

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