That's not a 64-bit processor. It's from 2004, no?

 

I checked with CPU Z and it identified the processor as an AMD Palermo, Socket 754. The rev. number of DH-E6 fits the 64 bit description as well.

According to this from Wikipedia it is 64 bit.

Palermo (90 nm SOI)
Early models (stepping D0) are downlabeled "Oakville" mobile Athlon64
L1-Cache: 64 + 64 KiB (Data + Instructions)
L2-Cache: 128/256 KiB, fullspeed
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2
SSE3 support on E3 and E6 steppings
AMD64 on E6 stepping
Cool'n'Quiet (Sempron 3000+ and higher)
Enhanced Virus Protection (NX bit)
Integrated 72-bit(Single channel, ECC capable) DDR memory controller
Socket 754, 800 MHz HyperTransport
VCore: 1.4 V
First release: February 2005
Clockrate: 1400–2000 MHz
128 KiB L2-Cache (Sempron 2600+, 3000+, 3300+)
256 KiB L2-Cache (Sempron 2500+, 2800+, 3100+, 3400+)
Steppings: D0 (Part No.: *BA), E3 (Part No.: *BO), E6 (Part No.: *BX)

 

Try this and it is for a 64-bit AMD processor. Go to the following site:

ftp://ftp.gtlib.cc.gatech.edu/nv/ao2/lxmirror/releases.ubuntu.com/8.04.1/

download the following ISO file and burn it using either Nero or Roxio or any burner progam that will make it a bootable cd-r

ubuntu-8.04.1-alternate-i386.iso

If this is done then boot with it and see if it works properly this will boot and will not use the hard drive since it is a bootable disk and it will run Ubuntu Linux. If it works then your computer is 64-bit.

 

Thor,
Thanks for this. Good practical test... I'm downloading it now and will burn with Nero shortly.

Just one question- after looking at the other entries, why choose this download instead of one of the AMD64 .iso s?

 

Opps I copied the wrong one download the amd ISO that is the one to have

Sorry I guess I need new glasses.

 

ThorXP,

I burned the AMD64 Desktop ISO. First ran it on my genuine Intel 64 machine (really nice...) then popped it into the AMD Sempron PC. It loaded and ran just as well as it did on the Intel.

This would seem to confirm the 64 bit capability of this particular Sempron. Does this mean that it will run XP 64 bit? Will I need more than 1 gig of memory?


Thanks - I really appreciate your time with this question!

Anyone else have thoughts before I mark this thread as solved?