Will Win7 64bit work with this system?

Bernard-Shakey

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Just bought this in a blind auction:

IBM Intellistation A-Pro
Dual 2.8GHz Opteron,
2x80GB SATA drives,
Nvidia FX3450 Video,
16GB RAM

..and was wondering if Win 7 64 bit would work fine with it. I heard someone mention that it may not and that XP 64 would be better.

Anyone any thoughts/experiences

TIA
Dave
 
Don't see no reason why Windows 7 wouldn't work on that system as it meets all the requirements. In fact it would seem wrong to install XP on a rig like that :D
 
Thanks folks. Only reason I ask is that someone who also bought one (an IT pro) said he'd heard that Vista/7 has "issues" with this rig as it is a lot older.

Appreciate the prompt replies.

Dave
 
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Mr IT Pro needs to go back to school, methinks! Windows 7 will have no problems. And if he was the one suggesting XP 64, he is an idiot. :p

Also, as an aside, your sig is massive. May want to reduce the font size.
 
I dont think the FX3450 has drivers for Windows 7. Worst case; you may not be able to get Aero effects. You may want to look into that before installing Win 7. Everything else will be fine.

How much did you pay for the system if you dont mind me asking? :)
 
asim18 said:
I dont think the FX3450 has drivers for Windows 7. Worst case; you may not be able to get Aero effects. You may want to look into that before installing Win 7. Everything else will be fine.

How much did you pay for the system if you dont mind me asking? :)
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Bearing in mind it was a blind auction, there were only 28 machines and I "really" wanted one - £200.

Thanks for all the info folks, it's really, really appreciated.

Also, SiriusB - looks like someone beat me to reducing the font on my sig - can someone do that! Thanks for the heads-up tho' ;-)

Thanks again
Dave.
 
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