[OT] Re: Is my processor 32-bit or 64-bit?
On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:46:30 -0400, Stephen Powell wrote:
> Several years ago a friend, who owns his own business, gave me one of
> his old servers because he knows that computers are my hobby. It's been
> sitting around my basement since then, but it has finally worked its way
> to the top of my "to do" list. I just fired it up for the first time
> yesterday. Basically, I am trying to determine if this is a 64-bit-
> capable machine or not, and I can't tell. Here's what the BIOS setup
> program reports for the CPU:
>
> Boot Strap Processor
> Installed Speed: 2.40 GHz
> Socket Name: BSP
> Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
> Version: Intel(R) Xeon(TM)
> CPUID: 0F27
> L2 Cache: 512 KB
Mmm... it seems a legacy Xeon :-?
> I consulted Wikipedia's web page on Intel Processors
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_microprocessors), but was
> unable to find a processor in the list which met all the criteria (Xeon
> in the name, speed, and L2 cache).
Intel has a very good and comprehensive site to find their micros:
http://ark.intel.com/#server
The "key" here is the clock speed, rated at 2.40 GHz (hope that value is
for real) and there are a bunch of models listed there:
http://ark.intel.com/search/advanced/?s=t&FamilyText=Legacy%20Intel%C2%AE%20Xeon%C2%AE%20Processor&ClockSpeed=2.4%20GHz
All look like 32-bits capable.
> The machine has a Phoenix BIOS, version 1.28, dated 05/22/2003. That may
> help narrow things down. (For example, it is unlikely that a processor
> introduced in 2008 would be given a BIOS dated in 2003.) Any ideas?
> Oh, one other thing. Hyper-Threading was enabled in the BIOS,
> suggesting that, as viewed by an operating system, the machine has at
> least two CPUs. But that may not be 100% reliable. The machine has 1
> GB of RAM installed. (Two 512M SIMMs and 2 empty SIMM slots.)
A quick test you can try is loading a 64-bits LiveCD, it will tell you in
minutes ;-)
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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