Is my mobo & cpu 64bit capable for Winows 7?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Bob Smith
  • Start date Start date
B

Bob Smith

I want buy windows 7 but before I do I need to know if my system is
capable of 64bit.

Processor
Manufacturer : AMD
Model : AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 255 Processor
Cores per Processor : 2 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Type : Dual-Core

Computer
Manufacturer : Gigabyte
Model : GA-880GM-UD2H


TIA
 
Bob Smith said:
I want buy windows 7 but before I do I need to know if my system is
capable of 64bit.

Processor
Manufacturer : AMD
Model : AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 255 Processor
Cores per Processor : 2 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Type : Dual-Core

Computer
Manufacturer : Gigabyte
Model : GA-880GM-UD2H


TIA
Click to expand...

It looks like the MB is capable:

http://us.test.giga-byte.com/Suppor...odel.aspx?ProductID=3421&ost=others#anchor_os

Whether or not your installed software and peripherals are is another
matter. Use the link in Bert's reply to test everything.
 
Bob said:
I want buy windows 7 but before I do I need to know if my system is
capable of 64bit.

Processor
Manufacturer : AMD
Model : AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 255 Processor
Cores per Processor : 2 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Type : Dual-Core

Computer
Manufacturer : Gigabyte
Model : GA-880GM-UD2H


TIA
Click to expand...

Through a quick google search, both the motherboard and the cpu are 64bit
capable.
Buffalo
PS: As others have stated, use the MS link. Some of your programs on your PC
now , may not work on 64bit 7.
 
Another issue is Windows XP PRO only reports 2.75RAM DDR3 of 2x 2GB
sticks (4GB), Will windows 7 cure this. The comp shop where I got this
system says XP has a limitation and Windows 7 will report all of the
memory attched to my machine and use it properly.
TIA!
 
If you install a 64-bit version of Windows 7, it should see all your RAM
with that motherboard.
I assume you are running a 32-bit version of XP right now. You can't do
an upgrade from a 32-bit operating system to a 64-bit operating system.
You will have to back up your files and choose the Custom option during
Windows 7 installation, then, restore your files and reinstall all your
programs after the Windows 7 installation is completed.

Installing and reinstalling Windows 7:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Installing-and-reinstalling-Windows-7

32-bit and 64-bit Windows: frequently asked questions
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/32-bit-and-64-bit-Windows-frequently-asked-questions

The 3GB-not-4GB RAM problem -
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/hiltonl/archive/2007/04/13/the-3gb-not-4gb-ram-problem.aspx
 
Another issue is Windows XP PRO only reports 2.75RAM DDR3 of 2x 2GB
sticks (4GB), Will windows 7 cure this. The comp shop where I got this
system says XP has a limitation and Windows 7 will report all of the
memory attched to my machine and use it properly.
Click to expand...


Sorry to tell you, but the people at the computer shop don't know what
they are talking about. It's exactly the same in XP and Windows 7.

Here's the scoop on this:

All 32-bit client versions of Windows (not just XP/Vista/7) have a 4GB
address space (64-bit versions can use much more). That's the
theoretical upper limit beyond which you can not go.

But you can't use the entire address space. Even though you have a
4GB address space, you can only use *around* 3.1GB of RAM. That's
because some of that space is used by hardware and is not available to
the operating system and applications. The amount you can
use varies, depending on what hardware you have installed, but can
range from as little as 2GB to as much as 3.5GB. It's usually around
3.1GB.

Note that the hardware is using the address *space*, not the actual
RAM itself. If you have a greater amount of RAM, the rest of the RAM
goes unused because there is no address space to map it to.
 
That is the "clean" install. It's your only choice when going between
Windows XP and Windows 7, as well as between 32-bit and 64-bit.

Yousuf Khan
 
Back
Top