On Fri, 25 Nov 2011, Michael Havens wrote:
> how do I tell if I have a 32 bit system or a 64 bit?
Functional test:
test booting with a live CD of each type --- a 32 bit only
capable processor will 'choke' on the 64 bit CD -- the 64 will
handle either. SO .. a 32 bit CD will boot on either type of
hardware
'Read the label' test
Once the unit is up with a 32 bit CD, inspect the processor
strings and verify at the vendor's
cat /proc/cpuinfo
If it is a unit with a vendor provided 'build sheet' it may
call out the specific processor and stepping, but be wary here
--- some hardware manufacturer's disable capabilities the
processor has ... Laptops particularly may have a
virtualizaion capable processor, but such is disabled often
-- Russ herrold
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