I'm trying to install 64 bit Ubuntu on an HP Mini 110, with 2GB of RAM and a N2600 64bit capable Atom CPU, due to a requirement to install software that is available in 64 bit only.
However, possibly due to a restriction in the BIOS, I'm unable to install the 64 bit OS, since the installer reports that the machine in not 64 bit capable.
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My Hp 1103 came with Win 7 Pro and 2GB ram - from the factory!!!! In my BIOS there is an option to enable 64-bit architecture. These models were made in small numbers toward the end of the 1103 production life. But they sure exist - I have one and I now run Windows 10 Pro. Not a speed demon to be sure - but very adequate.
Putting a processor capable of processing 64bit instructions into a 32 bit computer does not turn it into a 64 bit computer. It has to be designed to run 64 bit programs from the start.
The HP Mini 110 is a 32 bit computer, so your only hope of running a program that requires a 64 bit operating system is some form of emulation.
Virtualbox supports running a 64-bit guest VM on a 32-bit physical host, but one of the requirements is that the processor supports hardware virtualisation and unfortunately the Atom N2600 does not.
The only solution I have been able to find is to use QEMU. Its website is here
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