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T5500/T7500 Tower Workstations Technical Guide
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program) 32-bit or 64-bit version operating systems. Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® Version 5.3
is another factory installed option (support provided for Version 4.7 as well).
Dell Precision Factory Installed
OS Choices:
• Windows® XP Pro 32 & 64bit, SP3 (via Windows Vista® downgrade program)
• Windows Vista® Ultimate-32 & 64bit, SP1
• Windows Vista® Business-32 & 64bit, SP1
• Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® V5.3 64Bit (V4.7 supported)
Benefits of 64-bit OS:
• 64-bit native applications can deliver more data more quickly, so memory-intensive
applications can run more quickly and efficiently.
• Data in memory can be accessed thousands of times faster than it is on a disk drive.
Applications can preload substantially more data into virtual memory, allowing rapid
access by the 64-bit processor.
• Ability to address 4GB
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or more of physical system memory.
• Freedom to maximize your resources by hosting your 32-bit applications and scalable,
high performing 64-bit applications on the same platform.