Question P4m900-m7 SE biostar

[Jacobuskruger]

Hi. Its my first time here so im stil figuring out how to do this🤔

I have a biostar p4m900-m7 SE motherboard. I want to now what windows i must install so that it works perfect @ home

Its got 2gig of ram
Nvidia graphics card
Soundblaster soundcard
Also a tv card.

I used windows xp pro on it for years and never had a problem .... now after catching a virus i lost everything and format the harddrives. So i need to clean install a new windows .

I want to kno what os i can load and must it be 32 or 64 bit ?

 

[cin19]

It depends on what cpu did you have, because some of the p4 cpu can not support the 64-bit OS.

Here is the cpu support list: https://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=289#cpusupport
eg the p4 540 can't support 64-bit OS. ( check the " Advanced Technologies " tab> Instruction Set )

Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 540/540J supporting HT Technology (1M Cache, 3.20 GHz, 800 MHz FSB) Product Specifications

Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 540/540J supporting HT Technology (1M Cache, 3.20 GHz, 800 MHz FSB) quick reference guide including specifications, features, pricing, compatibility, design documentation, ordering codes, spec codes and more.

ark.intel.com

 

[Jacobuskruger]

It depends on what cpu did you have, because some of the p4 cpu can not support the 64-bit OS.

Here is the cpu support list: https://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=289#cpusupport
eg the p4 540 can't support 64-bit OS. ( check the " Advanced Technologies " tab> Instruction Set )

Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 540/540J supporting HT Technology (1M Cache, 3.20 GHz, 800 MHz FSB) Product Specifications

Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 540/540J supporting HT Technology (1M Cache, 3.20 GHz, 800 MHz FSB) quick reference guide including specifications, features, pricing, compatibility, design documentation, ordering codes, spec codes and more.

ark.intel.com

Hi . Thanx for the reply.

It is Intel(R) celeron(R) CPU
420 @ 1.60GHZ
800MHz 2.00 GB of RAM

And what windows can i uprade to since i was using windows xp pro service pack 3 on this pc for a very long time .... no problem except for the virus that destroyed it 😣

 

[cin19]

The celeron(R) CPU 420 @ 1.60GHZ https://ark.intel.com/content/www/u...ssor-420-512k-cache-1-60-ghz-800-mhz-fsb.html , you can use either 64-bit or 32-bit. Because you had only 2gb, so it doesn't matter. If you want to use the OS for next PC, buy the 64-bit one, because you can transfer the OS to other computer.