Also make sure your chipset will carry over the 64 bit instructions. I have run into a few that even with a 64 bit cpu they didn't carry it through.
<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 2:55 PM, Nathan O'Brennan <[email protected]> wrote: > cat /proc/cpuinfo says: > > Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 4300 @ 1.80GHz > > > > Which is a 64-bit instruction set. So it should be good. Regardless, if > this was not a 64-bit cpu wouldn't pae address that? Or does that require > 64-bit instructions also? I thought pae was specifically for that type of > scenario? > > > > > On 2017-12-12 14:33, Matthew Crews wrote: > > What CPU? If it's as old as I think it is, it only has a 32-bit CPU and > more ram won't help much. > > > Sent from ProtonMail <https://protonmail.com>, Swiss-based encrypted > email. > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > On Dec 12, 2017, 13:15, Nathan O'Brennan wrote: > > > > I'm trying to breathe some last breaths into an old computer my kids > use. It has 4 slots which are currently occupied by 1 GB DIMMS. I > searched a bunch of Dell forums and some people were able to get this > system to upgrade to 8GB of ram while others could only get the 4GB to > work. I don't want to waste any money here, so I'm hoping to find > someone who has 2GB PC 4200 DIMMS they are willing to part with? > > Nathan > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen
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