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Windows 7: Installing windows 7 32-bit or 64-bit
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17 Nov 2010
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Quote: Originally Posted by linnemeyerhere  varies from 3.4 to 3.2 This is for windows 7 right? That is, even if the motherboard allows more ram, win 7 32 bit can only use 3.2-3.4gb? | My System Specs |
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17 Nov 2010
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W 7 64-bit Ultimate The Lowcountry |
Quote: Originally Posted by wearetheborg
Quote: Originally Posted by linnemeyerhere varies from 3.4 to 3.2 This is for windows 7 right? That is, even if the motherboard allows more ram, win 7 32 bit can only use 3.2-3.4gb?
Hello, if you're asking, the answer is yes.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number * BFK Customs *
OS W 7 64-bit Ultimate
CPU Intel Q9550 Yorkfield
Motherboard ASUS P5Q Pro
Memory 8GB Dominator 8500C5D
Graphics Card ATI : XFX 5870
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio 7-1
Monitor(s) Displays 1x 47" LCD HDMI & 3x 26" LCD HDMI
Screen Resolution 1920x1080P & 1920x1200
Keyboard Microsoft 500
Mouse Razer Diamondback 3G
PSU Corsair 620HX
Case Cooler Master RC-690
Cooling Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
Hard Drives 1x 80GB Intel X25-M G2 SSD : 1x 500GB & 1x 640GB WD Caviar Black(s)
Internet Speed 14 Mb/s
Other Info 1x Koutech 3Gb/s SATA HDD Hot Swap Rack
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17 Nov 2010
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#13 | |
Windows 7, 64 bit Home SP1, Win 8 Pro 64 bit Citrus Co, FL |
With SOME Dell's what Win 7 installs doesn't always work. With newer systems this is not a problem but systems in the era of the XPS 400, which has Dell proprietary hardware on it the user may run into problems with some non-Dell device drivers. But, as I previously noted Dell has Vista 32 bit drivers and they usually work without problems on Win 7 32 bit.
I do a lot of support on the Dell users forum so this is not the first Dell upgrade I've seen. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number My Own Build
OS Windows 7, 64 bit Home SP1, Win 8 Pro 64 bit
CPU Intel i7 3770
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H
Memory 16GB GSkill Ripsaw F3-14900CL9Q-16GBXL
Graphics Card Sapphire HD7770
Sound Card RealTek
Monitor(s) Displays Viewsonic VA2448 Series 24" LED
Screen Resolution 1920X1080
Keyboard Kensington wired
Mouse Logitech Wireless
PSU Antec High Current Gamer HCG-620M Modular
Case Coolermaster HAF XM
Cooling Corsair H80 Liquid cooling with aftermarket Nexus quiet fans
Hard Drives 240GB Intel 520 SSD for Win 7
128GB OCZ Vertex 4 SSD for Win 8
1 TB Seagate drive for backup
Internet Speed 40 MB/sec (Cable)
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes
Browser I.E9/Firefox
Other Info Sonar X2 Professional 64 bit Recording Software with Roland Octa-Capture and MAudio Fast Track Ultra 8R recording interfaces, Frontier Tranzport wireless control unit, Behringer BCF2000 Control Surface.
Five USB connected optical drives for CD Audio production using Nero 11
Other systems: Desktop with i5 3550 CPU, LenovoZ560 Laptop with Win 7 64 bit HP, SP1, new iPad
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17 Nov 2010
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#14 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Southern California |
Interesting that the OP shows he's upgrading from XP-64 to Windows 7. Would that change my mind about 32 or 64 Windows 7?
I'm still thinking 32 bit for the ram issue ! | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck, ask me about rig #2 !
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, still love my FX 8120
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory 16 gb Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR3 9-9-9-27 @ 2000
Graphics Card XFX Radeon 7870
Sound Card On board HD audio with lossless 24 bit/192 sample rate
Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
Keyboard (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless K800
Mouse Logitech G9x & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
PSU Ultra X4 modular 1050 watt 80% silver rating & APC 1200 RS
Case CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling 6 case fans 140mm & 120mm, Thermaltake h2o extreme
Hard Drives Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(1) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 2 tb WD My Book/esata
(1) 500 gb Sea. Freeagent/esata
(2) 250 gb Sea. Freeagent go's/usb
(1) WD 2 tb Green 64 sata III
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
Internet Speed Upgraded from bottom of the barrel to bareable
Other Info 4 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on H100 cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro L7680 all-n-one
HP 4 laserjet (the beast)
Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
HP Probook i3 laptop
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17 Nov 2010
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linnermeyerhere,
I do apologize if I made you understood wrong. I do currently have windows xp sp3 32-bit in my xps 400, not 64-bit. | | My System Specs | | OS windows 7 professional
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17 Nov 2010
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#16 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Southern California |
OK I see that's been corrected in the system spec's. Then for sure stay with 32 bit. Cheers ! | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck, ask me about rig #2 !
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, still love my FX 8120
Motherboard MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory 16 gb Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR3 9-9-9-27 @ 2000
Graphics Card XFX Radeon 7870
Sound Card On board HD audio with lossless 24 bit/192 sample rate
Monitor(s) Displays (2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050 p
Keyboard (2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless K800
Mouse Logitech G9x & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
PSU Ultra X4 modular 1050 watt 80% silver rating & APC 1200 RS
Case CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling 6 case fans 140mm & 120mm, Thermaltake h2o extreme
Hard Drives Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(1) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 2 tb WD My Book/esata
(1) 500 gb Sea. Freeagent/esata
(2) 250 gb Sea. Freeagent go's/usb
(1) WD 2 tb Green 64 sata III
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
Internet Speed Upgraded from bottom of the barrel to bareable
Other Info 4 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on H100 cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro L7680 all-n-one
HP 4 laserjet (the beast)
Hot swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Belkin Play N600 HD router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
HP Probook i3 laptop
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21 Nov 2010
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Hi people,
Thank you very much for all your comments and suggestions. This weekend, I decided to install windows 7 32-bit in a new empty hard drive in my old dell xps 400. Everything went smooth. "windows 7 advisor" was pretty accurate in my case. Everything was compatible, and the only real thing I need was the drivers for my audio soundblaster xtreme card as "windows 7 advisor" warned me. Just in case, I installed the latest release of my intel chipset. That's all. Everything was peachy. Thank you again. | | My System Specs | | OS windows 7 professional
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21 Nov 2010
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#18 | |
W 7 64-bit Ultimate The Lowcountry |
Hello again, good to see you got it running and thanks for the update. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number * BFK Customs *
OS W 7 64-bit Ultimate
CPU Intel Q9550 Yorkfield
Motherboard ASUS P5Q Pro
Memory 8GB Dominator 8500C5D
Graphics Card ATI : XFX 5870
Sound Card Realtek HD Audio 7-1
Monitor(s) Displays 1x 47" LCD HDMI & 3x 26" LCD HDMI
Screen Resolution 1920x1080P & 1920x1200
Keyboard Microsoft 500
Mouse Razer Diamondback 3G
PSU Corsair 620HX
Case Cooler Master RC-690
Cooling Tuniq Tower 120, 2x 140mm and 3x 120mm case fans
Hard Drives 1x 80GB Intel X25-M G2 SSD : 1x 500GB & 1x 640GB WD Caviar Black(s)
Internet Speed 14 Mb/s
Other Info 1x Koutech 3Gb/s SATA HDD Hot Swap Rack
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21 Nov 2010
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#19 | |
Win7 x 6 PC's California, Florida, Boston |
If you have any performance problems, then first thing to try then will be to roll back the Intel chipset drivers you added.
This is why it was suggested you stick with the Windows 7 installer drivers unless there are performance problems first.
This is not XP or Vista. MS spent a fortune to make Windows 7 installer driver-complete, with newer arriving quickly via optional Windows Updates. | | My System Specs | | Installing windows 7 32-bit or 64-bit problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:06 PM. |  |
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