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Installation Help Please
Hi everyone, im new here. Looking for some advice on wether or not my computer will be okay to hackint0sh and what route/guide im best following.
My computer is a Dell Inspiron Desktop 531
Specs below
Code:
CPU-Z 1.51 report file
Processor(s)
Number of processors 1
Number of cores 2 per processor
Number of threads 2 per processor
Name AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+
Code Name Windsor
Specification AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5600+
Package Socket AM2 (940)
Family/Model/Stepping F.3.3
Extended Family/Model F.43
Brand ID 4
Core Stepping JH-F3
Technology 90 nm
Core Speed 2812.9 MHz
Multiplier x Bus speed 14.0 x 200.9 MHz
HT Link speed 1004.6 MHz
Stock frequency 2800 MHz
Instruction sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64
L1 Data cache (per processor) 2 x 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache (per processor) 2 x 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache (per processor) 2 x 1024 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Chipset & Memory
Northbridge NVIDIA MCP61 rev. A3
Southbridge NVIDIA MCP61 rev. A2
Graphic Interface PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width x16
PCI-E Max Link Width x16
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 4096 MBytes
Memory Frequency 312.5 MHz (CPU/9)
CAS# Latency (tCL) 5.0 clocks
RAS# to CAS# (tRCD) 5 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 5 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 15 clocks
Bank Cycle Time (tRC) 21 clocks
Command Rate (CR) 2T
System
System Manufacturer Dell Inc.
System Name Inspiron 531
System S/N 229HJ3J
Mainboard Vendor Dell Inc.
Mainboard Model 0RY206
BIOS Vendor Dell Inc.
BIOS Version 1.0.13
BIOS Date 02/09/2009
Memory SPD
Module 1 DDR2, PC2-6400 (400 MHz), 1024 MBytes, PDP Systems
Module 2 DDR2, PC2-6400 (400 MHz), 1024 MBytes, PDP Systems
Module 3 DDR2, PC2-5300 (333 MHz), 1024 MBytes, Hyundai Electronics
Module 4 DDR2, PC2-5300 (333 MHz), 1024 MBytes, Hyundai Electronics
Software
Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (Build 2600)
DirectX Version 9.0c
Is everything compatible?
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give it a whirl
No one can guarantee you success - but someone who has your exact unit and has done it - but the Nvidia GPU is a big plus.
You can use partition magic or something - and then see
http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/f181/68531.htm