Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition 32bit or 64bit - I Need Help

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Hello Everyone,

This is my first post :)

I am going to buy a PowerEdge server with one 3.2GHz Xeon processor and 1 GB of ram my small office networkI am going to buy a PowerEdge server with one 3.2GHz Xeon processor and 1 GB of Ram for my small office network. Xeon’s are 64bit processors and so can they run the Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition 32bit version or do I have to get the 64bit version of the server.

Also, since Xeon’s are 64bit, would I have any compatibility issues in running any application under Windows 2003 server standard edition?

I am new to this and so any explanation of what works with what would help me allot.

Thanks in advance.
EPSRX

EPSRX · Answer

One more point, I will be running the 32bit version of Windows Server 2003 and so should I consider using a server with an "Intel® Pentium®D Processor 840 at 3.2GHz" instead of using a Xeon processor? Unless The Xeon processor would run the 32bit Windows 2003 server faster than the Pentium.

Appreciate your input.

jmwills · Answer

If you have 64 bit processors, then run the 64 bit software. Any other 32 bit programs hould run just fine under 64 bit, but not as fast as if they were 64 bit programs.

thatoneguywhodo · Answer

Xeon procs aren't 64bit, Itaniums are 64bit. Xeons are 32bit and they also have an x64 proc out now.

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