val_halla Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Hello, What is the reason for D420 not listed in Lion compatibilty matrix? Which component strikes them out? thanks, Valhalla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Syonagar Posted May 13, 2012 Administrators Share Posted May 13, 2012 Hi valhalla, Did a quick check. If your D420 is duo 2 core and GMA950 then lion can be installed. We also already have bootpack and EDP for it. You can read the wiki above on how to install. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bronxteck Posted May 14, 2012 Administrators Share Posted May 14, 2012 core solo or core duo 32 bit can not run lion os... so the cpu is a determining factor... core 2 duo and up are good to go though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steo_1125 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 core solo or core duo 32 bit can not run lion os... so the cpu is a determining factor... core 2 duo and up are good to go though. Hei I've a Dell D420 with Intel Core duo. But i don't know if is 32 or 64 bit.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bronxteck Posted August 7, 2012 Administrators Share Posted August 7, 2012 get your cpu identifier from bios setup and compare to intel's site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balchy Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 From my reading around (it's confusing) I think the key thing is Core Duo or Core 2 Duo. I have a D420 using a 1.2GHz Core Duo. Processor ID is 06EC Intel says this is 32bit instruction set : http://ark.intel.com/products/27240/Intel-Core-Duo-Processor-U2500-%282M-Cache-1_20-GHz-533-MHz-FSB%29 So, this is definitely "dual core" but not 64bit therefore NO Lion install possible. I think an update/guidance on the EDP page to check your processor ID might help some confusion. The requirement is both dual core + 64bit instruction set (please, correct me if I am wrong) Finally, off topic, a bit. Incidentally, for Snow Leopard, I have used the "single core" EDP pack successfully ... no idea if the "dual core" EDP pack would work ... might try it one day. Also, I have bought a d430 "base" on ebay that I hope I can transplant into my D420 and get me the Lion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Bronxteck Posted August 8, 2012 Administrators Share Posted August 8, 2012 yes you should be able to make one out of both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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