See if anyone can figure this out.............I can normally get my head around computer things but...... I have a 64 bit PC but at the moment it is running 32 bit Windows XP Pro............(I have loads of 32 bit programs I use for various processes including work stuff.......they would cost an arm and a leg to update or change) I want to add Ibuntu as a second choice OS so I can experiment with the programs that can be found for that OS........ ..........but I want to run it as the 64 bit OS........... 1) I assume I have to look for something in the BIOS to allow it.......if so, what? 2) At boot / startup; the choice of OS will no doubt be an option; but would the system automatically change from 32 bit to 64 bit if I selected Ibuntu? 3) Or.....does Ibuntu automatically set itself up if the hardware etc is there for it, so I don't need to go into the BIOS? Thanks AL...... Don't say get a Mac...........Its not raining..........yet.
Would have thought it would install ok as 64 bit, can't see why not, windows being 32bit is a red herring... You could try it in a VM before you go through the hassle of loading it fully ( and any disk partitioning that will require...) Bob
Just create a new primary partition, install Ubuntu onto it and if you have a modern UEFI BIOS, it ought to give you Boot options to enable you to choose what OS to boot to. Bob's your Monkhouse.
Thanks both, I have 3 hard drives giving me 11 partitions.........(there are good reasons....) .......XP and programs are on one only, so I guess I could reassign any of the others for Ibuntu and the relevant programs?? The reason why I run XP Pro 32bit is because many useful programs I have are only 32 bit........However I do have 4Gb ram which of course, 32 bit XP only recognises as 3Gb.
RAM is very cheap, I'd recommend an upgrade if you are going to put in an OS that can detect it. I chop between OS all the time, I made the jump to MacBook Pro with 16GB RAM and often run 4 OS at the same time. Highly recommended...
You can have up to four primary partitions, after that you need extended partitions (sub-divided into logical partitions). OS's won't boot from extended partitions. You have eleven partitions? Do you mean you have eleven drives? (c:, d:, e:, etc?) As long as you install Ubuntu to a primary partition, it should boot. You can convert one of your other partitions to be an extended partition using a decent partition management programme (I use a freebie one that is perfectly good, so far).
My PC is 64-bit and runs Win7/8 64-bit quite happily, with 32-bit Win XP running in a VM, along with Ubuntu and even an MS-DOS VM.
I have 3 hard drives, one with a primary partition, plus two logical partitions. The other two hard drives are all logical partitions (four on each) None of the logical partitions are extended partitions are maybe they are, so I should be able to mess with them fairly easily shouldn't I?.......I can move any data from them to elsewhere and then delete / format the disc and re-partition them (as long as I leave the one with XP on it alone......!!) ......In fact I can probably make one on each a primary using XP. The PC shows them as 11 hard drives.........
Yes, convert one of the logical partitions to a Primary (move the data off first) and then install Ubuntu. Just be certain that you know which partition you are attempting to put it on - ie, the empty primary! 32-bit Win XP should be able to see 4GB memory (well, 3.7GB-ish). Why does your set-up only see 3GB?
It's seeing 3.45GB.......... Here's the mobo.... Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC. Model P7H55-M/USB3 And the CPU.... Intel Core i3 540 Cores 2 Threads 4 Name Intel Core i3 540 Code Name Clarkdale Package Socket 1156 LGA Technology 32nm Specification Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU 540 @ 3.07GHz And RAM......... Type DDR3 Size 4096 MBytes Channels # Dual DRAM Frequency 720.1 MHz CAS# Latency (CL) 9 clocks RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) 9 clocks RAS# Precharge (tRP) 9 clocks Cycle Time (tRAS) 24 clocks Command Rate (CR) 1T Physical Memory Memory Usage 28 % Total Physical 3.45 GB Available Physical 2.47 GB Total Virtual 1.99 GB Available Virtual 1.89 GB Fast enough for what I need it for.......
Xp will need the " 3gb switch" to be thrown in the boot manager to get it to see past 3gb... Check the VM switch in the bios and run vm's much easier... PS and I thought my brother was the only one to run an insane amount of partitions...
I'm trying to work out where your missing 0.98GB of physical memory has gone. The read-out you posted, is that as reported by Windows? I assume so. Is so, no mystery. What does your BIOS report as available? hmm. You aren't being all weird and running a RAM-disk, are you? I wouldn't put that past you Edit: What comfy said. I haven't used a set-up that required the switch and I'd forgotten all about it!
If I could find a VM switch I might try it.............can it be called anything else? Just been reading the manual and I didn't see nuffink.... The readout is from Speccy............I deleted all the other spec type programs. No, I'm not running a RAM disc...........BIOS at boot reports 4GB...........but Windows XP & Pro 32bit never could read much over 3GB......its a well known fact...... However, Physical Memory in Task Manager Performance appears to indicate 3.62GB which seems better. FYI.........My hard drives are set to be: 0/C) OS and Programs; 0/D) Data 1; 0/E) Spare 1/F) Data 1&2 Backup 1; 1/G) Scratch 1; 1/H) Data 2; 1/I) Page 1 2/J) Data 1&2 Backup2; 2/K) Scratch 2; 2/L) Spare or Data 3; 2/M) Page 2 I work on graphics files which can get very large and very slow..........over 3.0GB on occasions........Pshop uses the Scratch drives; and the XP page files aren't brilliant, so Page 1 & 2 can be accessed when needed.....plus I can defrag the Page files without sodding anything else up!
The VM switch will be called VT, VT-x or Virtualisation (or similar). TaskMan shows 3.62 Physical memory? Have you enabled the over-3GB switch? Odd.
Might have..............might not have.......... HTF would I know when I don't know what its called? I have just found it in the manual I think........'Intel VT-d'....the default is 'disabled', so I will check it on boot / startup tomorrow..........I'll probably bugger things up if I do it now. And I just found Virtualization Tech.........default 'Enabled', so I can only guess at which is which. Thanks Loz, Bob, Comfy.............. I shall play next week and let you know what occurs.......
I run Windows 7 64 bit on 2 laptops, both of which quite happily run 32bit software. This wont solve your problem but at least you may be able to upgrade your Windows to a later version. Check your sofware compatability first though.
Sadly the board doesn't support RAID. With the amount of discs you've got running and partitions I would suggest buying a RAID card and strapping the lot together and running a RAID5 array - that way you get the speed and security just in case you loose a drive. The better way would be to get a slightly higher specced motherboard that support raid natively - ive always preffered intel's raid array systems (home based). Nice and reliable and fast plus they can be migrated if the board is upgraded. I cant see what types of discs you are using but if theyre all the same RAID is the way to go...
