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    Pavilion dv6116eu with AMD Turion 64 Question...

    Discussion in 'HP' started by ramdayal9, Jul 16, 2008.

  1. ramdayal9

    ramdayal9 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,
    I own the laptopn stated in the title (Its an AMD Turion 64 mobile Technology MK-36)
    What i want to know is can i use 64bit processing on this laptop? (since it says "64" in the processor's title)
    Thanks
    R
     
    ramdayal9, Jul 16, 2008
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    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Yes, you can. All you need is 64bit version of the OS plus any drivers for your hardware. Most 32bit software which dont require the use of drivers will work in emulation. So, before upgrading make sure your hardware(old printers, cell phones etc) have 64 bit drivers.
     
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    ramdayal9 Notebook Enthusiast

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    What are the noticable differences between the 32 bit version of vista and 64 bit version of vista on this laptop
     
    ramdayal9, Jul 16, 2008
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    64-bit Vista lets you use 4GB of RAM. Otherwise, unless you have a specific 64-bit application in mind, not much. I recommend getting 64-bit Vista for all new notebooks just to be prepared.
     
    brianstretch, Jul 16, 2008
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