On Sunday 25 September 2005 05:28, Drake Donahue wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Volker Armin Hemmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Cc: "William Tetrault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 9:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] sempron make options
>
> > On Sunday 25 September 2005 02:05, William Tetrault wrote:
> >> On Saturday 24 September 2005 05:20 pm, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
> >> > hi,
> >> >
> >> > the sempron is a 32bit (!!) CPU!
> >> >
> >> > Some semprons have deactivated 64 bit (they are defective in the 64bit
> >> > part or superflous ones, that were 'downgraded') but you can not be
> >> > sure,
> >> > that your sempron is one of them with 64bit.
> >> >
> >> > So use the athlon-xp flags with them.
> >>
> >> Hello yourself!
> >>
> >> Revision D Sempron cpus in several speed grades, and apparently all
> >> revision E Semprons have had their 64-bit capabilities switched on.
> >> Check
> >> theinquirer.net and amdzone.com for the speed grade details.  I don't
> >> and won't have first-hand experience with this, but this info can be
> >> checked out easily.  Keep that open mind handy, folks!
> >>
> >> Bill Tetrault
> >> Madison, WI
> >
> > I checked amd.com and in their docs are no signs, that the sempron has
> > any 64
> > capabilities.
> >
> > But some of them are pretty old.
> > So you may be right or not, maybe I am right or wrong  - someone should
> > ask
> > the AMD support directly. ;)
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> www.newegg.com and host of others are selling "Sempron 64" processors from
> 2500+ to 3400+. $59 to $135. Code name Palermo. chip easily recognizable by
> 754 pins vice 462. single channel memory controller. 256k  cache.

emmm.... the socket does not say anything about the bits.
Ok, there are 64bit semprons, and they have 754 pins - but there are also 
semprons with only 32 bit and 754 pins. (and of course the socket a semprons, 
which are just repacked athlon-xps ;) )
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