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    Vista 64-bit on Inspiron 1520

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by lynnskii, Aug 19, 2007.

  1. lynnskii

    lynnskii Notebook Guru

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    Has anyone installed or have experience with Vista 64-bit on the new Inspirons? I am receiving mine tomorrow with Home Premium, but I have a copy of Ultimate with both the 32-bit and 64-bit DVD's. I've read quite a bit online and am still on the fence. It looks like Dell has 64-bit drivers for the hardware. If I decide to install it, I might as well do it from the beginning and not a year from now once I have a lot of stuff on the system. Any advice/opinions?
     
    lynnskii, Aug 19, 2007
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  2. chrisL2

    chrisL2 Notebook Enthusiast

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    dell won't help you out installing non dell OS. ultimate should run fine on 1520. not sure about 64bit version, last time i checked, not all devices on this model have 64 bit compatibility.
     
    chrisL2, Aug 19, 2007
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  3. DoubleBlack

    DoubleBlack Notebook Deity

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    You can get full device functionality for x64, just search around...

    :)
     
    DoubleBlack, Aug 19, 2007
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