[linux-audio-user] OT: Hardware Question-- Is this a 64bit system?

The Other sstubbs at shout.net
Sun Jan 1 08:32:57 EST 2006


On Saturday 31 December 2005 06:16 pm, Thomas Ilnseher wrote:
> The Other schrieb:
> >I bought a recycled HP x4000 Workstation with dual Intel Xeon
> >processors and Intel 860 Chipset.  (Came with no manuals or any
> >software.)
>
> Maybe it is.
> It is if the XEON's are new enough.
>
> BUT: the 860 is an pretty old intel chipset (iirc the professional
> version of the 850), so chances very are high that your XEONS are
> pretty old and do _not_ support 64bit.
>
> if your xeons have less than 2.8 GHz, they are for sure not 64bit
> capable.

Hello Thomas,

Thanks you very much for your reply.  The Xeon's are 1.8GHz, the 
system was first introduced in 2001, and your analysis leads me to 
believe it's a 32bit system.

You've been most helpful, and saved me lots of time from being wasted.

Best Regards,
Stephen.



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