Pepse Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 I want to get a newer Intel chipset mobo. When looking ot boards on Ebay I have noticed that socket 478 and skt 775 are very similar as to CPU types and speeds. But it looks like skt 775 are 64 bit mobo's. If that is true and I bought one what kind of problems would I have when connecting my MDV 2007.0 powerpack 32 bit hard drive? Would I have to erase the 32 bit stuff or would I be able to just put the DVD in and "Upgrade" from 32 bit to 64 bit? Of corse if I have to wipe my HDD again I'll be better off with a 478 board. Later. Pepse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted May 25, 2007 Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 Socket 775 can support 32 and 64 bit processors. It is the processor that decides whether it's a 32 bit system or a 64 bit system, not the motherboard or socket type. Also, you can run a 32 bit OS on a 64 bit processor, so you should have no problems running your 32 bit install on the system (in fact, most people suggest not running a 64 bit OS at this point). Other than problems from changing the motherboard chipset, but Mandriva should detect and take care of that for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepse Posted May 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 Well, that sounds good enough to me. At least going with the skt 775 board I'll have something a little bit more modern, and somewhat upgradeable. And at least it shouldn't interfere with my 32 bit hard drive. Later. Pepse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepse Posted May 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 Mark this Solved. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarecrow Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 Can someone please enlighten me what is a "32 bit hard drive" ? Please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mhn Posted May 27, 2007 Report Share Posted May 27, 2007 Can someone please enlighten me what is a "32 bit hard drive" ? Please? Probably a hard drive with a 32-bit system installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted May 29, 2007 Report Share Posted May 29, 2007 Probably a hard drive with a 32-bit system installed.That's how I read it. I think the confusion is in the way you read it:If that is true and I bought one what kind of problems would I have when connecting my MDV 2007.0 powerpack 32 bit hard driveI read the red part as being a description of the OS, not the hard drive. Seemed logical to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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