Re: Updating a Lenovo T400S

From	bob prohaska <bp@www.zefox.net>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.laptops.thinkpad
Subject	Re: Updating a Lenovo T400S
Date	2022-01-26 03:37 +0000
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rtr <rtr@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> On 2022-01-25, bob prohaska <bp@www.zefox.net> wrote:
>> rtr <rtr@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>>> On 2021-12-29, bob prohaska <bp@www.zefox.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>>> While downloading a Win10 installer ISO it was suggested to use 32 bit.
>>>> Any thoughts on relative merits of 32 vs 64 bit systems? My only
>>>> experience has been with Raspberry P, the 64 bit systems seem to 
>>>> put larger demands on memory with no obvious benefit. I realize the
>>>> world is going 64 bit, but with only 4 GB of RAM is it a good idea?
>>> 
>>> Running 64-bit on a Thinkpad T400 is alright. But if you're running a
>>> 64-bit machine on it you might as well upgrade the memory to 8GB. 
>>> 
>> AIUI the BIOS only supports 4 GB as-is. Seems best to leave well enough
>> alone for the little use it'll get. So far the machine has worked fine,
>> but it's taken a lot of housecleaning to remove unwanted "features".
>>
> 
> Are you sure about that? I believe all T400 models can be upgraded to
> 8GB. I am typing this on a T400 and I've upgraded mine to 8GB.
>
 
I'm not sure, merely read it somewhere on the Internet 8-)

>>> 32-bit is a legacy architecture nowadays. You should really move to
>>> 64-bit if the computer can support it.
>>
>> I agree that's the trend, but I'm not convinced it's a good idea. 64
>> bit makes sense for supercomputers and servers (maybe) but laptops?
>>
> 
> It's a good idea. Unless you want to maintain an old OS on that computer
> you will need to upgrade to 64-bit. I don't think even OpenBSD actively
> maintains a 32-bit version anymore.
> 

The only reason I got the Lenovo was to run a Windows-only firmware
updater. It's also useful as a sanity check for some hardware, USB
devices for example, so mine is a fairly obscure use case. 

bob prohaska

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Updating a Lenovo T400S bob prohaska <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2021-12-29 01:27 +0000
  Re: Updating a Lenovo T400S Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> - 2021-12-29 08:57 +0100
    Re: Updating a Lenovo T400S bob prohaska <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2021-12-29 20:48 +0000
      Re: Updating a Lenovo T400S Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> - 2021-12-29 22:35 +0100
        Re: Updating a Lenovo T400S bob prohaska <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2021-12-30 00:25 +0000
          Re: Updating a Lenovo T400S bob prohaska <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2021-12-31 19:12 +0000
            Re: Updating a Lenovo T400S Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> - 2021-12-31 22:57 +0100
      Re: Updating a Lenovo T400S rtr <rtr@nospam.invalid> - 2022-01-25 08:32 +0000
        Re: Updating a Lenovo T400S bob prohaska <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2022-01-25 18:56 +0000
          Re: Updating a Lenovo T400S Marco Moock <mo01@posteo.de> - 2022-01-25 20:30 +0100
          Re: Updating a Lenovo T400S rtr <rtr@nospam.invalid> - 2022-01-26 03:08 +0000
            Re: Updating a Lenovo T400S bob prohaska <bp@www.zefox.net> - 2022-01-26 03:37 +0000
              Re: Updating a Lenovo T400S rtr <rtr@nospam.invalid> - 2022-01-26 03:42 +0000

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