On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:39:37 +0100, Pascal Hambourg wrote: > Camaleón a écrit :
>>> If my memory is correct, for a computer to include 8GB of RAM, that is >>> addressable by the CPU, the CPU would necessarily be a 64 bit CPU, to >>> be able to address that much RAM. > > No, this is wrong. No, he's right, with the exception I provided below. >> Yes, but there is also 32-bits PAE kernel that will allow you to use up >> to 64 GiB of ram in your 64-bits CPU. > > PAE is a 32-bit feature. Most 32-bit-only x86 processors starting from > Pentium Pro (including Pentium II/III/4 and Athlon) support PAE. Not my "Core duo T2400" :-) >> You can choose what to use: 32-bits or 64-bits OS. > > An amd64 OS won't work on an x86-32 CPU with PAE support. It seems you did not follow the full thread. We were talking about 64- bits capable procesors and any of these micros can work with either architecture. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.02.10.11.55...@gmail.com
