Vista - Installing windows 64bit with a 64bit cpu, but vista says I dont..

Hi I am installing

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64 Bit

and have

Asrock K8NF6G-VSTA motherboard skt754 nVidia NF4-6100 shared VGA PCI-E
+SATA2 RAID LAN microATX

AMD CPU Sempron 3100+ 64 Bit Edition

When Installing windows vista 64bit with a 64bit cpu, an error msg says I
dont have a 64bit CPU

WHat the hell is going on and what can I do , please can any one help

Are you certain this is a 64 bit CPU -- the Sempron chips for the 754
motherboard are in both 32 bit and 64 bit versions -- but I *think* the
3100 is a 32 bit CPU. It is based on the 64 bit core, but is not 64
bit.

http://www.trustedreviews.com/cpu-me...3/AMD-Sempron-
3100-/p1

Well, the Sempron 3100+ differs from the other Sempron chips since it’s
derived from the Athlon 64 family rather than the older Athlon XP,
which makes it a much more interesting product.

The Sempron 3100+ does however lack 64bit support, so don’t expect to
be able to run 64bit Windows XP on it when it arrives. On the plus
side, AMD has kept the support for EVP or Enhanced Anti Virus
Protection, which will at least prevent some viruses from being
executed on your PC, but not all. This does however only work as long
as you have Windows XP Service Pack 2 installed.

First of all, let’s clarify a few things; the Sempron 3100+ is only
available for Socket-754 and not the newer Socket-939, which seems
strange, especially when you consider that AMD will move all its Athlon
64s to the new platform. This means that anyone who has invested in the
Socket-754 motherboard will only be able to get Sempron processors for
it once AMD discontinues the Athlon 64 for this platform.


In any event, that motherboard maxes out at 2G of RAM -- so you will
likely be better served going to 32 bit Vista even if you replace the
32 bit Sempron with a 64 bit 754 CPU.

--
Barry Schnur

i THOUGHT THAT ABOUT GOING FOR THE VISTA 32BIT BUT i WILL HAVE WAISTED MY
CASH ON THIS VISTA i HAVE AS THE PLACE i BOUGHT IT WILL NOT DO A REFUND ON
THIS ITEM,

oops sorry caps, as for the cpu being a 64bit I a serton it is i have fitted
these before and they show up as a 64bit when all is installed but this vista
doesnt seem to want to look into it as a 64bit

"BSchnur" wrote:

> Are you certain this is a 64 bit CPU -- the Sempron chips for the 754
> motherboard are in both 32 bit and 64 bit versions -- but I *think* the
> 3100 is a 32 bit CPU. It is based on the 64 bit core, but is not 64
> bit.
>
> http://www.trustedreviews.com/cpu-me...3/AMD-Sempron-
> 3100-/p1
>
> Well, the Sempron 3100+ differs from the other Sempron chips since itÂ’s
> derived from the Athlon 64 family rather than the older Athlon XP,
> which makes it a much more interesting product.
>
> The Sempron 3100+ does however lack 64bit support, so donÂ’t expect to
> be able to run 64bit Windows XP on it when it arrives. On the plus
> side, AMD has kept the support for EVP or Enhanced Anti Virus
> Protection, which will at least prevent some viruses from being
> executed on your PC, but not all. This does however only work as long
> as you have Windows XP Service Pack 2 installed.
>
> First of all, letÂ’s clarify a few things; the Sempron 3100+ is only
> available for Socket-754 and not the newer Socket-939, which seems
> strange, especially when you consider that AMD will move all its Athlon
> 64s to the new platform. This means that anyone who has invested in the
> Socket-754 motherboard will only be able to get Sempron processors for
> it once AMD discontinues the Athlon 64 for this platform.
>
>
> In any event, that motherboard maxes out at 2G of RAM -- so you will
> likely be better served going to 32 bit Vista even if you replace the
> 32 bit Sempron with a 64 bit 754 CPU.
>
> --
> Barry Schnur
>