Eight questions you must know before installing Windows 7

1. Can the current computer run Windows 7? If your computer has been in use for less than 5 years, the answer is yes. Microsoft pointed out in the statement that the minimum configuration requirements for Windows 7 are as follows: 1GHz processor, 16GB disk space, 1GB memory. However, tests by multiple testers have shown that Windows 7 configuration specifications can be much lower than the above requirements. However, what I want to point out here is that if you want to get the perfect Windows 7 experience, then it is best to configure a computer that runs faster. And if you want to get the perfect Windows 7 experience, then I recommend that your Windows 7 configuration minimum requirements for dual-core CPU and 2GB of memory. In addition, if you are not sure if your computer is capable of running Windows 7, you should first run Microsoft's "Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor" before running the Windows 7 upgrade. This tool will help you check your Whether the hardware and software are compatible with Windows 7. Previously, I have encountered video driver incompatibility problems on some laptops. Later, even if I changed the operating system to Windows 7, the video still runs poorly. However, I'm sure that if your applications and hardware are compatible with Vista, they will certainly run on Windows 7 and even run better. 2. Can the current hardware performance work better after the Windows 7 upgrade? Is there an optimization for multi-core processors? Even though Windows 7 can run successfully on your current computer, the old hardware means that you can't fully utilize the best performance of the new system. This is the same fact. For example, Windows 7 can support multiple touch screen technologies, and if you want to experience this feature, you must have a multi-touch display. In addition, Windows 7 is Microsoft's first operating system with native enhancements to SSDs. Compared to the previous generation operating system, Windows 7 has significantly optimized multi-threaded, multi-tasking applications to better leverage the performance of multi-core processors. AMD's triple-core processors undoubtedly bring consumers more power than dual-core processors. Good choices, the development of multi-core processors will also become a trend. 3. How to identify whether the computer can run “XP mode",“XP mode" is it necessary for users? "XP Mode" is a powerful feature in Windows 7 Professional and higher operating systems that allows users to run Windows XP applications in a virtual machine with Windows 7. "XP mode" depends on the Windows virtual PC, the virtual machine not only has greater memory and CPU requirements, but also requires hardware virtualization processor capabilities. Therefore, if you want to run an application that is "customized for Windows XP", you must have good virtual machine support. AMD processors are all virtualized except for AM2 Sempron, which supports XP mode of WIN7, while Intel has some support that is not supported. Please pay attention when purchasing. 4. Is the 64-bit era coming? How can I detect if my computer can support 64-bit? Undoubtedly, 64-bit operating systems perform better than 32-bit. External analysts pointed out that Windows 7 is likely to be the last 32-bit operating system provided by Microsoft. If you perform tasks that make your computer's memory footprint exceed 3GB, then consider upgrading 64-bit Windows 7. In general, a 32-bit operating system is sufficient for users who only use office suites and surf the web. But if you run a virtual machine, edit HD video, and manipulate 12MP raw images, then you'd better switch to a 64-bit operating system. In addition, “Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor” can help you test if your CPU can support 64-bit operating systems. 5, install Windows 7 or not to play AMD dual-core patch? Windows 7 already has great support for multi-core processors, so no patches are required! It can be said that since the beginning of VISTA, it has been perfectly supported by multiple cores! 6, the graphics card is not compatible with Windows 7 I just bought a graphics card, after installing the computer will continue to call me to repair, repair, and then restart the computer, this phenomenon also occurs, then I will remove the video card, after that everything is normal. After switching back to Windows XP, the graphics card is installed, and everything is running normally. Should be a driver problem, it is recommended to uninstall the driver and then install a new driver, if you do not know what driver should be installed, you can use the driver wizard update to see. 7. How to open the AMD's Cool'n'Quiet function under the Win7 system? Cool'n'Quiet is a processor power-saving technology developed by AMD that automatically reduces the frequency when the CPU is idle to reduce power consumption. The processor of AM3 interface is already Cool'n'Quiet 3.0. The CPU can be divided into four gears, and the lowest frequency can be reduced to 800MHz, which greatly reduces the energy consumption level of the processor. To open Cool'n'Quiet, you only need to open the BIOS of the motherboard. Generally, in the Advance-CPU Configer option, select AMD K8 Cool'n'Quiet (name is slightly different) to Enabled. Just fine. Most CPUs can turn on Cool'n'Quiet energy saving in this way. For very few motherboards, you may need to install the Cool'n'Quiet driver. After you open Cool'n'Quiet in the BIOS, you can install the Cool'n'Quiet driver or the AMD official driver that comes with the CD-ROM. 8, AMD 780G motherboard installed Windows 7 also need to install the driver? I heard that the mainstream configuration installed Windows 7 does not need to install the driver, I do not know AMD 780G motherboard installed Windows 7 also need to install the driver? Basically do not need to install Windows 7 will default to install different drivers according to your hardware, but not all drivers can be installed, if not, you can go to the drive home to find, or download a driver wizard.