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| 1106449 | 2010-06-03 12:47:00 | Hi all, Just got a new setup. i7 2.8Ghz, 6Gb Ram, ASUS P7P55 LX Motherboard, 500Gb Western Digital Black 32mb Cache Harddrive. Anyway my question is, can a 64 bit Windows 7 install as a 32 bit due to hardware issues? My friend gave me what he said was a 64 bit Windows 7 disk, but I installed it and was surprised to find that it was a Win 7 32bit which can only use 3Gb of ram. During the installation it said Windows 7 Professional x86, I was told x86 is for a 32bit system? 64 bit systems should say x64 right? Cheers for any advice |
zqia014 (13726) | ||
| 1106450 | 2010-06-03 12:52:00 | Thats right x86 can only use 3.25 - 3.5 GB. And x64 is 64 bit, which can use as much as you want (the mobo / CPU has to support 64 bit as well) / how much the mobo can handle (thats if you can get that amount in NZ) | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1106451 | 2010-06-03 20:59:00 | Anyway my question is, can a 64 bit Windows 7 install as a 32 bit due to hardware issues? What Speedy wrote explains the difference between the two very nicely, but as for installing as a 32bit when its a 64 DVD -- generally no. Its like upgrading from a 32 bit OS to a 64, you cant do it, you have to install it from fresh. I have installed a 64bit W7 OS on hardware a LOT older than yours and its always showed up as 64Bit. Some Name brand PC's & laptops when you first fire them up, you have the option of installing either 32 or 64 Bit versions of the OS, so its one or the other. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1106452 | 2010-06-03 20:59:00 | Well buy a 64bit copy. You can't use your friends anyway. | pctek (84) | ||
| 1106453 | 2010-06-03 21:04:00 | Under MS's E-Academy I had 32bit W7 that was 32bit only. I had to get the 64 bit version CD. For big brand PCs I guess like Wainui it could be either as an option. I do recall an advert saying 32bit/64bit. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1106454 | 2010-06-03 22:35:00 | If you tried to load in a 64bit OS and the hardware wouldn't take it, you would get an error messages something Like this (www.imagef1.net.nz(Large).JPG) - notice the last message. | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1106455 | 2010-06-04 01:53:00 | Well buy a 64bit copy. You can't use your friends anyway. Unless it can be registered on multi PCs as some licence allow. Anyway that not what he asked. |
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