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From: Claus Guttesen <cguttesen@yahoo.dk>
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Subject: Re: amd64 or i386 on PE 1850 Intel Xeon with EMT64
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> amd64 on intel? I dont think it would work.

Why not?

> You should use i386.

I have two Dell PE 1850's with the exact same amd64
setup as two other servers with opteron.

> To use amd64, you should get an 64bit AMD processor
> like AMD Athlon 64

My impression is that the amd64-port performs slightly
faster than it's i386-cousin on the same hardware.

regards
Claus