Hi, i've been reading some topics around here about people trying to unlock the processors 4 cores. I know about the faulty cores or the faulty controller they might have and how they work. I have a GA-MA790X-UD3P and what i did was to update my BIOS to F6 and then I unlocked them by setting the option on Hybrid and pumping the voltage to 1.4250 tops ( worked on 1.4000 but with the same problem that i will explain next ). By the way, it still won't work even if you manually disable core 2 or core 3.
Ok, so far so good, i load my settings, EC firmware updates, computer starts again and now shows i have Phenom II X4 BE50 processor. Now, as far as i can figure out from reading other threads and topics on other forums, this processor with this codename never existed as end-user purchasable processor, so that might give people a clue to why some may work and some may not work. ( Just trying to help some folks out )
Now, the problem starts when windows 7 logo pops up and the computer never moves past it, and this is where i'm simply lost. If the Motherboard did not spit it out and if the BIOS recognizes the processor, and if there is no hardware issue at start-up why does Windows log-on freeze, what can't it move past? I don't understand that and hope someone will be able to explain it. Oh, and by the way, if it won't work like that, could it work with a fresh install of Windows after you unlock the 4 cores ?
