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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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It appears the BIOS may indeed be crippling your system. See answers to this question: superuser.com/questions/433753/… – Organic Marble Jun 12 '16 at 16:33
    
I have seen questions on this site about 64 bit processors with 32 bit BIOS and how to install on them, but they were Macs IIRC. Don't remember seeing a reference to a Compaq Mini like this. – Organic Marble Jun 12 '16 at 16:34
    
Are there any BIOS updates available on the HP Support site for your model? It's possible the issue has been addressed in newer BIOS versions – Nick Weinberg Jun 12 '16 at 19:21
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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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The question states the processor is 64-bit capable (see the specification page for the N2600), and users on FedoraForum are reporting successful installations of 64-bit Fedora on the HP Mini 110. – Nick Weinberg Jun 12 '16 at 19:18
    
@NickWeinberg. If this is true, a link would be useful. It also does not mean my answer is wrong. I have seen hybrid 64/32 bit solutions reported but building one would be far above the competence of the vast majority of users. – Steve Roome Jun 12 '16 at 19:53

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