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I'm on windows 7 64 bit, Intel Core i7 3612QM, NVIDIA GeForce GT640M 2GB, 8GB RAM, 240GB SSD and 500GB HDD.

I want to delete and get rid of windows 7 partition and install Ubuntu 13.10 on my 240GB SSD.

I tried installing Ubuntu 13.10 64 bit on virtualbox but I get this error:

This Kernel requires an x86-64 CPU, but only detected an i686 CPU. Unable to boot - please use a kernel appropriate for your CPU.

I have checked my CPU details here: Intel Core i7 3612QM

If you scroll a bit to that site, you can see there: 64 Bit - 64 Bit support

I want to install Ubuntu 64 bit, but is my computer compatible with it?

Braiam
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Yes your computer is compatible to install 64 bit version of Ubuntu.Your virtualbox software may be 32 bit,so that it displays error like that.

If you still had doubt on whether your system supports Ubuntu 64 bit or not,you may bootup the Ubuntu installation disk and click on Try Ubuntu option.There you can test the full features of Ubuntu.

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