friends , This is anand here.... I want to upgrade my lappy so that i can run x86-64 bit OSes. I bought my lappy back in 2008. My lappy configuration is as follows ... Operating System MS Windows XP Professional 32-bit SP3 CPU Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo T5850 @ 2.16GHz Merom 65nm Technology RAM 3.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 332MHz (5-5-5-15) Motherboard Dell Inc. 0D501F (Microprocessor) Graphics Default Monitor @ 1280x800 256MB GeForce 8600M GT (Dell) Hard Drives 313GB Seagate ST9320325AS (SATA) Optical Drives TEAC DVD+-RW DVW28SLC ELBY CLONEDRIVE SCSI CdRom Device Audio SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC what kind of hardware upgrade is possible in order to run 64 bit OSes (windows and linux environment) Please consider my request .......
You would have to swap out the motherboard in order to run 64 bit systems, and that would probably cost just as mush as it would just to buy a new laptop...
I've done a little research, and it looks like you are already capable of running a 64bit OS (the core 2 duo T5850 supports EM64T or x64 architecture). The problem is that to utilize it fully (to take full advantage of what you have with it), you'll need at least 4GB of RAM. I would suggest upgrading the RAM to 4 gigs, and then installing the 64 bit OS.
