Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit
On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:39:37 +0100, Pascal Hambourg wrote:
> Camaleón a écrit :
>>> If my memory is correct, for a computer to include 8GB of RAM, that is
>>> addressable by the CPU, the CPU would necessarily be a 64 bit CPU, to
>>> be able to address that much RAM.
>
> No, this is wrong.
No, he's right, with the exception I provided below.
>> Yes, but there is also 32-bits PAE kernel that will allow you to use up
>> to 64 GiB of ram in your 64-bits CPU.
>
> PAE is a 32-bit feature. Most 32-bit-only x86 processors starting from
> Pentium Pro (including Pentium II/III/4 and Athlon) support PAE.
Not my "Core duo T2400" :-)
>> You can choose what to use: 32-bits or 64-bits OS.
>
> An amd64 OS won't work on an x86-32 CPU with PAE support.
It seems you did not follow the full thread. We were talking about 64-
bits capable procesors and any of these micros can work with either
architecture.
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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