Crossing over from x86 to x64

I have the DVD in front of me. All I gotta do is boot from it. I would like to cross over due to the 4GB rams I just installed. I looked on the Asus website and I see that there is no support . I have some questions, hopefully someone can help me:

1. Will my 32bit Vista Asus ressource DVD install some of the drivers?
2. Are there any issues with: Office 2007, Adobe CS4 Master?
3. 64 bit users, is there a huge difference?


That is it for now.

Cheers,
Wish...

 

When i went from 32 bit XP >> to 32bit vista>> then to 64bit Vista i felt no difference in application, no of them has crashed or smth. everything is very well. allthough I did full format of hdd ..

 

Careful with a 64bit upgrade and digitizing video to hard drive. Some camera drivers have not supported 64bit OS as yet and I have had to dual boot a 32bit vista to do my capturing. Otherwise, its great, no crashes, no downtime, no need to reboot.

 

I am aware I need to fully format. What about the drivers? There is nothing on the Asus website . I doubt 32 bit drivers will work on a 64 bit OS .

 

I don't know about Adobe CS4 but CS3 runs fine on x64.
Most new devices come with x64 driver now, so you should be fine.
I havent had any problems running x64.

Do you have a model number?
DO'H got it in your signature!

 

No, I can't feel a thing.

Not yet.

 

Wierd that ASUS don't have x64 drivers for you model. Write them a mail, and ask for them.

 

I did not think of that . I should bend their ear .

 

So your 4GB or RAM work the same on 64 like on 32?

 

Unfortunately.

Any "oh it's faster!" is a placebo affect most experience. Any 64-bit benefits are humanly negligible, and 0.5GB of extra RAM does not increase speed, at ALL.

RAM != speed, I've learned this after so long. I do not love RAM anymore. Especially in laptops, its no where near as important as in desktops.

 

I've noticed small things...for example when I open windows explorer and browse to a folder with 1000 images in thumbnail view - the previews open a bit quicker on x64 than x32. Stability wise, I've never had problems with 32bit so I can't say there's an improvement with 64 bit. Drivers are the main concern, I've had to replace some external hardware hubs I was using.

 

I see.

Well, I am contacting Asus to see if they have some drivers for my model.

 

Asus confirmed that the U6 does not have x64 drivers. Maybe in the near future.

 

Asus doesn't have to provide drivers. If you know the hardware in the laptop, you can get generic drivers. Heck on my Sager I stopped using most of the OEM drivers a long time ago. Realtek updates the sound drivers every other week it seems @.@

 

+1, i pretty much do the same.

 

I was thinking of that too. Where can I find the driver for the Keyboard, Fingerprint reader??

 

Are we talking Vista 32 to Vista 64? In that case, for recent models (including the Montevina "V"-suffixed models) it is often the case that all the drivers on the CD are actually 32/64 bit dual drivers.

They are not advertised by ASUS, and they may still not officially support 64bit, but they often work.

I am not sure that will be the case with your U6 S model, but maybe it's worth a try. For instance try dual booting first, and only after you are confident that x64 works well, make it your main system.

That being said, I agree that .5GB RAM difference does not have a tremendous effect on real-life performance.

Keyboard does not require drivers. Fingerprint I don't know.

 

By Keyboard drivers I meant the short cuts and whatnot . If the V-series has an identical Keyboard and the there is an ATK on 64 bit on the Asus website I will give it a go.

I want to move on 64 not only because of the .5 MB RAM difference. I already played with a CS4 Master on x64 Ultimate and it moved better than on x86.


L.E. U6Vc has an ATK driver on 64 bit. I also need POWER4Gear and the Wi-Fi console. The rest I am sure I can avoid . Will it work on my U6S?

 

For the keyboard shortcuts you need ATK drivers and the ATK Hotkey utility.

I cannot say whether the U6V ATK drivers and Hotkey will work for U6S, but you can give it a try. Before that, though, try the drivers on your CD.

The U6V utilities are more likely to work than the drivers. So I would definitely give them a try.