I've decided to do that Win upgrade - sticking at 4GB - but only because i
can get a cheap OEM version of Win7 legally from Germany.
Jez
On 5 July 2012 17:22, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Well, maybe it does. I assumed with no memory support beyond 4GB meant
> that it would not support 64 bit addresses. But if it can't address
> more than 4GB memory it doesn't matter if it does or not. I'd have to
> look at the architecture of the processor to be sure.
>
> Actually I couldn't resist checking and did just that.
> <
> http://ark.intel.com/products/27251/Intel-Core2-Duo-Processor-E6700-%284M-Cache-2_66-GHz-1066-MHz-FSB%29
> >
> It is indeed a 64 bit processor, just crippled by the 32 bit bus.
>
> Hmmm. Now what do I do. Upgrade to Win7 64 bit while staying limited
> to 4GB?
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 7/4/2012 12:26 PM, Paul Schings wrote:
> > Chuck,
> >
> > What model Dell? My Dell of the same vintage (an E510) runs 64-bit
> windows
> > and apps fine, but the motherboard only supports 4GB RAM max. Of course,
> > more RAM is the main reason for going 64-bit in the first place. My son
> and
> > I recently built matching PCs from scratch - it turned out to be easier
> than
> > I thought.
> >
> > Paul Schings
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 11:35 AM
> > To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> > Subject: Re: [OM] Off List PSCS6 - Sometimes, its the little things
> >
> > Yes, I was disappointed to find that my great big Dell desktop (about 7
> > years old) doesn't support 64 bits. I thought it would with just a
> change
> > in memory. 64 bits wasn't exactly unknown in 2005 but the extra bits
> aren't
> > even on the buss. Moving up and installing more that 4GB memory will
> require
> > a new machine. Argh.
> >
> > Chuck Norcutt
> >
> >
> > On 7/4/2012 1:25 AM, Moose wrote:
> >> Adobe is clearly moving the CS stuff up in processor requirements. A
> > couple of the apps don't even install on 32 bit.
> >> Time for a new computer.
> >
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