20 Mar
2018
20 Mar
'18
8:52 a.m.
William Morder composed on 2018-03-19 23:12 (UTC-0700):
Bios: American Megatrends v: 0407 date: 09/22/2008
William Morder composed on 2018-03-20 00:42 (UTC-0700):
Felix Miata wrote:
Curiouser and curiouser. I feel like I have gone down
the rabbit hole.
Sounds like it to me.
> Maybe that model motherboard was released with a
BIOS too old to properly
> support the E2200 CPU, and needs a BIOS update. You can find the installed
> BIOS version via BIOS setup, or from the POST screen, or use dmidecode.
# dmidecode bios-release-date
# dmidecode bios-version
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P5GCVM/HelpDesk_BIOS/ shows latest is v408
dated 2010-06-08, almost 2 years newer than yours.
> Testing for 64-bit support shouldn't be hard
or need "techie" help. Fetch
> and burn a 64-bit network install .iso instead of a DVD, a small fraction
> of download size and time, and see what happens in clean / install mode.
> Verifying 64-bit support would be another use for
the Knoppix DVD or CD I
> previously mentioned that a Gparted CD wouldn't likely be designed to do.
One thing at a time ...
Jumping out of one hole into another isn't an answer. Exactly what were you
trying to install when your techie determined it didn't support 64-bit?
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