[EdLUG] How to tell if a computer is 32 bit or 64 bit

[Edinburgh Linux Users Group]

On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 7:26 AM, Edinburgh Linux Users Group <
edlug at lists.edlug.org.uk> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I was just given a notebook and am trying to tell if it is 32 bit or 64
> bit.  It is a hp elitebook 6930p running Microsoft Windows 7.  Here is the
> manual:
>
>
> http://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/psi/manualsResults/?javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.prp_e97ce00a6f76436cc859bfdeb053ce01=wsrp-navigationalState%3Daction%253Dmanualslist%257Ccontentid%253DHardware-Reference%257Clang%253Den&javax.portlet.tpst=e97ce00a6f76436cc859bfdeb053ce01&sp4ts.oid=3688868&ac.admitted=1469773060453.1123376534.199480143
>
> The ROM date in the bios is 9/11/2009, which I am thinking is rather early
> for 64 bit.  It is an Intel Core2 Duo 8700 chip.  I am getting ready to
> install GNU-Linux, and I want to use Lubuntu if it is a 32 bit machine, but
> Ubuntu if it is a 64 bit machine.  Thanks for helping me to figure this out!
>


My Core2 Duo is 64 bit, my understanding is that you need 4GB+ Ram to make
full use of 64 bit.

Subhi

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