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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / Hardware / May 2008Can my laptop handle the graphics of Vista Home Premium?
Hello! This is the laptop I'm about to order before I go to college. I was wondering if it can handle Vista Aero and Vista flip 3D. My laptop comes with the 32 bit version of Home Premium. Can my laptop handle the 64 bit version, and if so, what are the differences between the 64 bit and 32 bit versions? These are the applicable specs: Dell XPS M1530, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.5GHz/800MHzFSB, 6M L2 Cache) 4GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm, for XPS M1530 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 200G 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive Free Fall Sensor 8X DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive for XPSM1530 Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor One thing I was confused about. In the first line, it says I have a Core 2 Duo Processor T9300. However, in the last line, it says I have Centrino Core Duo Processor. Do I have two of them? I don't under stand that. It will handle Vista x64 but if you order the laptop with Vista Home Premium x86 you must buy Vista Home Premium x64 yourself. The preinstalled versions of Vista x86 do not qualify you for the free x64 dvd. You only get the free x64 dvd if you buy a retail copy of Vista. The GeForce 8600 handles Vista graphics just fine. My advice is to order the laptop with 64bit Vista if 64bit Vista is what you think you will eventually want. The differences between 64bit and 32bit operating systems are well covered so just Google on the subject. It is too extensive to cover in a newsgroup posting and has been covered in the microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general newsgroup ad nauseum. Read the threads there. > Hello! This is the laptop I'm about to order before I go to college. I was > wondering if it can handle Vista Aero and Vista flip 3D. My laptop comes [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Core > Duo Processor. Do I have two of them? I don't under stand that. If you aren't going to go to Vista 64, then don't waste the extra bucks for 4 Gig of RAM, since the 32 bit OS will only not see 4 Gig. You have one CPU, a Core 2 Duo, which gives you multiprocessing capability.  SignatureThe personal opinion of Gary G. Little > It will handle Vista x64 but if you order the laptop with Vista Home > Premium x86 you must buy Vista Home Premium x64 yourself. The [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] >> Core >> Duo Processor. Do I have two of them? I don't under stand that. On Mar 27, 10:26 am, "Gary G. Little" <gary.g.lit...@seagate.com> wrote: > If you aren't going to go to Vista 64, then don't waste the extra bucks for > 4 Gig of RAM, since the 32 bit OS will only not see 4 Gig. You have one CPU, [quoted text clipped - 47 lines] > >>Core > >>DuoProcessor. Do I have two of them? I don't under stand that. To Gary G, Little: I am not quite clear what do you mean when you say "...don't waste the extra bucks for 4 Gig of RAM, since the 32 bit OS will only not see 4 Gig...." are you saying 32 but OS does not see 4Gig memory? how much memory can it see/ use out of 4G? this is confusing. do you mind to explain? On 05/05/2008 in message <a492e3b2-47f7-4098-9c51-67d8e23e3ef5@a1g2000hsb.googlegroups.com> >To Gary G, Little: I am not quite clear what do you mean when you say >"...don't waste the extra bucks for >4 Gig of RAM, since the 32 bit OS will only not see 4 Gig...." are you >saying 32 but OS does not see 4Gig memory? how much memory can it see/ >use out of 4G? this is confusing. do you mind to explain? Vista 32 will see up to about 3.5GB RAM, have a look at these links: http://www.vistaclues.com/reader-question-maximum-memory-in-32-bit-windows-vista/ http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/aa366778.aspx SignatureJeff Gaines Damerham Hampshire UK The BIOS reserves some memory for memory-mapped IO for devices such as the video card. 32bit Windows can address 4GB but the BIOS won't let it see it all. > On Mar 27, 10:26 am, "Gary G. Little" <gary.g.lit...@seagate.com> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 62 lines] > saying 32 but OS does not see 4Gig memory? how much memory can it see/ > use out of 4G? this is confusing. do you mind to explain? |
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