I have a Fujitsu Siemens Computers laptop that is about 10 years old…
When I start the laptop and call Bios, this information is available:
BIOS Date 11/12/08
BIOS Vendor Phoenix
Product Name AMILO Xa 2528
CPU Type AMD Turion (tm) 64
CPU Info X2 Mobile Technology TL-56
AMOUNT of Memory 4096MB
On the laptop windows 10 and windows 7 are installed… In windows 10 in the system control is 64 bit and in windows 7 32 bit… How do I know if linux is compatible, if I should install 64 or 32 bit? I could not find anything in the bios…
Or is the 64 with 64 bit CPU Type AMD Turion (tm) 64?
You can install both versions, both 32bit and 64bit, on all 64-bit devices, and they must be over 10 years old, that they do not have 64bit technology yet. If you have the choice, I would prefer 64bit, although the biggest advantage of 64bit, namely that you can manage more than 4 GB of RAM, does not play along with your laptop.
Wait… So I have to install a 32 bit version on my laptop, since he is 10 years old?
No, he is already compatible with 64bit operating systems, otherwise you would not be able to install WIn 10 with 64bit. YOU can easily install a 64bit Linux.
I thank you for the quick help!
You could install it on the laptop, but if the installation gets stuck on Grub 2, then it is not really on it, or you have to boot it by f 9.
64bit computers are both 32bit and 64bit OS.
On 32-bit computers, only a 32-bit OS.
So: since you have Windows 10 in the 64bit variant: you also have a 64bit Linux Mint
