Parallels 8 doesn't recognize more than 1 core in Intel I7 Hackintosh

Discussion in 'Installation and Configuration of Parallels Desktop' started by JosmarA, Jul 16, 2013.

  1. JosmarA

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    I have Parallels 8 installed in my Mac with Intel i7 CPU. When I create a new Windows VM, Parallels allow me to choose how many CPUs (cores) I want to allocate to that VM (from 1 to 8 in my case).

    Today I installed the same Parallels 8 in my Hackintosh (Intel i7 also) with MacOS Lion, to test its performance.
    In this computer, MacOS Activity Monitor shows all 8 cores normally.
    However, Parallels shows only 1 core option in "CPUs" when I try to create a new Windows VM.

    Is this a known Parallels' incompatibility problem with Hackintosh or is there a way to make it "see" all existing cores?
     
    Last edited: Jul 16, 2013
  2. Specimen

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    Hackintosh? If this problem exists only on hackintosh machine sit will likely never get dealt with.
     
  3. JosmarA

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    Dear Parallels Expert, honestly, and since this is a public forum, my question was directed to the hundreds of Parallels users trying to use your application in their Hackintoshes. I already know, from far ago, that your company does not support Hackintosh and DESPISES those users (like you did in this post) with the claim that installing MacOS on PCs is illegal. While this is a debatable assertion, these users are there, BUY your product AND Apple MacOS, like me, and try to help each other. BTW, I already solved the problem. All I had to do was to turn on the virtualization in the motherboard BIOS.
     
    Last edited: Jul 22, 2013
  4. Specimen

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    Put a lid on all that vitriol, read my signature, the last line.
     

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