Hello everyone,
I have a Dell 8400 and a few questions about upgrading to Win 7 64 bit.
(I am a complete NoOb when it comes to installing an OS).
First my specs are...
CPU Type
Intel Pentium 4 HT 630, 3000 MHz (15 x 200)
Instruction Set x86, x86-64, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
L1 Trace Cache 12K Instructions
L2 Cache 2 MB (On-Die, ECC, ATC, Full-Speed)
Package Type 775 Contact LGA
Process Technology 7M, 90 nm, CMOS, Cu, Low-K Inter-Layer, High-K Gate, Strained Si
Core Voltage 1.3 V
Maximum Power 101 W @ 3.00 GHz
CPUID Revision 00000F43h
Platform ID 2Bh / MC 10h (LGA775)
64-bit x86 Extension (AMD64, Intel64) Supported
Motherboard Properties
Motherboard Name Dell Dimension 8400
Bus Type Intel GTL+
Bus Width 64-bit
Bandwidth 6400 MB/s
Memory Bus Properties
Bus Type Dual DDR2 SDRAM
Bus Width 128-bit
DRAM:FSB Ratio 1:1
Real Clock 200 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 400 MHz
North Bridge: Intel Alderwood i925XE
Supported FSB Speeds FSB800, FSB1066
Maximum Memory Amount 4 GB
BIOS A09
PCI Express Controller
PCI-E 1.0 x16 port #2 In Use @ x16 (ATI Radeon X300/X550/X1050 (RV370) Video Adapter (POS!!!!)
I will have 2GB of this RAM Thursday with another 2GB of the same RAM the following week or the week after that.
Corsair Dominator DDR2 Ram Memory PC-6400 800 MHZ
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180548686764
After the RAM I will be getting a new Graphics Card.
Also I have a spare 650 watt PSU if needed.
I ran the Window upgrade advisor and the only things it flagged was (of course) that I only had 512MB of RAM and outlook express.
It did say custom installation required, whatever that means.
1. My first question to everyone is, can my Dell even run Windows 7 64-bit?
I googled around and it seems possible.
2. My second question is can I install it with the 512MB of RAM I have now?
3. My last question is can I install this along side XP on my HD?
4. My third question is does anyone know of a good very detailed step by step Noob guide for installing it next to XP?
I have never installed an OS before and if it does not work I am screwed!
I do know it is better to do a fresh install and no I cannot by another HD right now, I know they are cheap but I will be scraping together all I have just for the RAM and Graphics card.
My problem is that, I really only have the time to do this over the long weekend and cannot wait for the RAM to get here.
The guy on e-bay is a clown and did not ship it when he was supposed to and it will not be here in time.
I just need it up and running and can add the RAM as it comes but I am under a serious time constraint and if I don't get this done now over the Memorial day weekend it will be a long time before I have enough time to do this.
Please, Please, Please HELP!!
I have a Dell 8400 and a few questions about upgrading to Win 7 64 bit.
(I am a complete NoOb when it comes to installing an OS).
First my specs are...
CPU Type
Intel Pentium 4 HT 630, 3000 MHz (15 x 200)
Instruction Set x86, x86-64, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3
L1 Trace Cache 12K Instructions
L2 Cache 2 MB (On-Die, ECC, ATC, Full-Speed)
Package Type 775 Contact LGA
Process Technology 7M, 90 nm, CMOS, Cu, Low-K Inter-Layer, High-K Gate, Strained Si
Core Voltage 1.3 V
Maximum Power 101 W @ 3.00 GHz
CPUID Revision 00000F43h
Platform ID 2Bh / MC 10h (LGA775)
64-bit x86 Extension (AMD64, Intel64) Supported
Motherboard Properties
Motherboard Name Dell Dimension 8400
Bus Type Intel GTL+
Bus Width 64-bit
Bandwidth 6400 MB/s
Memory Bus Properties
Bus Type Dual DDR2 SDRAM
Bus Width 128-bit
DRAM:FSB Ratio 1:1
Real Clock 200 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 400 MHz
North Bridge: Intel Alderwood i925XE
Supported FSB Speeds FSB800, FSB1066
Maximum Memory Amount 4 GB
BIOS A09
PCI Express Controller
PCI-E 1.0 x16 port #2 In Use @ x16 (ATI Radeon X300/X550/X1050 (RV370) Video Adapter (POS!!!!)
I will have 2GB of this RAM Thursday with another 2GB of the same RAM the following week or the week after that.
Corsair Dominator DDR2 Ram Memory PC-6400 800 MHZ
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180548686764
After the RAM I will be getting a new Graphics Card.
Also I have a spare 650 watt PSU if needed.
I ran the Window upgrade advisor and the only things it flagged was (of course) that I only had 512MB of RAM and outlook express.
It did say custom installation required, whatever that means.
1. My first question to everyone is, can my Dell even run Windows 7 64-bit?
I googled around and it seems possible.
2. My second question is can I install it with the 512MB of RAM I have now?
3. My last question is can I install this along side XP on my HD?
4. My third question is does anyone know of a good very detailed step by step Noob guide for installing it next to XP?
I have never installed an OS before and if it does not work I am screwed!
I do know it is better to do a fresh install and no I cannot by another HD right now, I know they are cheap but I will be scraping together all I have just for the RAM and Graphics card.
My problem is that, I really only have the time to do this over the long weekend and cannot wait for the RAM to get here.
The guy on e-bay is a clown and did not ship it when he was supposed to and it will not be here in time.
I just need it up and running and can add the RAM as it comes but I am under a serious time constraint and if I don't get this done now over the Memorial day weekend it will be a long time before I have enough time to do this.
Please, Please, Please HELP!!