> Sorry but there are 64bit Win O/s systems out there. that was my understanding as well
> Only building Win OS machines and once i sorted out the non-default bios > settings it worked a treat. so if I understand correctly 32 bit programs (incl. win98/XP) will still run on AMD64 architecture but in 32 bit mode only?? > > There was a thread on this recently on the list. Basically build the box > with Windows, add in the Linux OS and sort the rest out using LlILO or GRUB > placed anywhere but in the MBR. Worst case senario is the Windows boot > loader will deal with your booting mechanism. I think I read the earlier post on this. I currently have a good dual boot setup, my main concern was really being able to duplicate this on the new machine > Watch out for the whole raid thing especially if you have an IDE / SATA > normal option and also add raid. The two don't always happily co-exist. got that ta. So if I'm correct from what I have read so far I understand that there are some 64bit linux distros & apps. (which generally require compiling from source??) but generally Linux runs fine on AMD64 architecture (ie. 32 bit apllications will run in '32 bit mode' etc.) ??? -- cheers................dave g Mail to: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ____________________________________________ Kmail 1.7.2/Kontact 1.0.2 KDE/Desktop 3.3.2 SimplyMEPIS 3.3 Linux - Kernel 2.6.10 (i686) ____________________________________________
