Re: which version for intel chipset 64bit
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> On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:39:37 +0100, Pascal Hambourg wrote:
>
>>>> 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.
Most of x86-32 CPUs still in use support PAE. At least most of those
installed on motherboards which can accept more than 4 GiB of memory. I
do not call this an exception. I feel that x86-32 CPUs which do not
support PAE are more the exception nowadays.
>>> 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" :-)
Unfortunately I am aware there are a few exception, this is why I
carefully wrote "most".
>>> 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.
I thought that in this paragraph you were talking specifically about
PAE-capable processors, which can be 32 or 64-bit. Maybe I misunderstood.
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