This (EFI) is not new technology except where MS is concerned. 64 bit systems generally have a 32bit EFI partition (though it can be 16bit), 32bit generally a 16 bit EFI partition (though it can be 8bit). Depending on the age of the machine BIOS can be 8bit, 16bit, or 32bit. The compatibility issue is the CPU/MOBO combination. It was common on low-end early HP/Compaq/DELL/ etc. OEM MS systems: that a native Windows system was 32bit with 2gig RAM and even though the CPU/MOBO combination could be 64bit capable (and the EFI partition was 32bit & BIOS 16bit) it would not memory address 64bit without adding at least 1gig of RAM to the latent board memory channel. Most early 64bit MS systems were OEM 3gig of RAM. In this users case it may well be that though the MOBO/CPU are 64bit capable that capablility cannot be accessed wihtout filling the latent RAM channel.
Finally: There is no harm in trying to install LL64bit.
And again: If 32bit LL is already running I would run the dmidecode routines for info.
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Finally: There is no harm in trying to install LL64bit.
And again: If 32bit LL is already running I would run the dmidecode routines for info.
TCÂ
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