Windows 7 64-bit and 4gb ram on S10-3T [ Edited ]

[beaverboy56]

Can I upgrade my S10-3T to Windows 64-bit and install a 4gb stick of ram? I found a couple of sticks with matching specs on amazon.

Also will the processor bottleneck the 4gb ram/ is it even worth it?

I have the N470 BTW

[tulisan]

S10-3T is a 32-bit architecture only

[beaverboy56]

This means drivers won't work?

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tulisan wrote:

S10-3T is a 32-bit architecture only

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[beaverboy56]

I guess the better question is, Is 4 gb ram on a 32-bit going to make a huge difference over the 2 gb? (I know only 3.2ish will be seen)

[chiaying]

64 bit driver... , I think you need to research yourself.

I am not sure 4GB ram is work or not on Intel pinetrail platform

[tulisan]

It means windows 7 64 bit won't work with S10-3T, same with the 4G RAM since its maximum is only 2GB

[Pronger]

Actually, I think the S10-3T is 64 bit compatible.  I just got mine, and when using "Performance Information and Tools" in the Control Panel, it says "64-bit capable: Yes".

I'm still not sure whether there would be much benefit to going to a 64 bit OS though.  Any thoughts?

[nagatyh]

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Pronger wrote:

Actually, I think the S10-3T is 64 bit compatible.  I just got mine, and when using "Performance Information and Tools" in the Control Panel, it says "64-bit capable: Yes".

I'm still not sure whether there would be much benefit to going to a 64 bit OS though.  Any thoughts?

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use cpuz to check if it has the x86-64 instruction set. and yes there are performance benefits if u use 64bit software. i noticed a huge improvement when i replaced winrar on my desktop with the 64bit version (synthetic benchmarks like pcmark vantage also showed an improvement).. but keep in mind that 64bit windows and programs would use 20~40% more memory than their 32bit counterparts.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/vista-workshop,1775-5.html

[tulisan]

Oh my, I stand corrected. According here and here it's 64-bit capable. That's good news. I've got to try it! However, it says max memory is only 2GB

[tulisan]

bummer. no available win7 64-bit drivers from the lenovo site