32- or 64-bit Kernel Startup Mode Selector 1.2.3

32- or 64-bit Kernel Startup Mode Selector 1.2.3 is actually an amazing program which is free though donations are welcome. 100% of all donations go to the relief project "India's Street Kids".

MacOS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is 64-bit - or is it? Well, actually MacOS X 10.6 Snow Leopard is both 32-bit and 64-bit, and what that means for you depends on both your hardware and your settings.

Major Features:

1. Show whether you have a 32-bit or a 64-bit processor
2. Show whether you have a 32-bit or a 64-bit EFI
3. Show whether the MacOS X Kernel is set to boot in 32-bit or in 64-bit mode
4. shows whether the MacOS X Kernel is running in 32-bit or in 64-bit mode
5. Show whether Apple officially supports booting a 64-bit kernel on your Mac
6. Allows you to select whether you want to start the MacOS X Kernel in 32-bit or in 64-bit mode (the setting might be ignored on MacBooks, depending on how Apple implements the restriction)
7. Accompanying webpage explains what the whole commotion about 32-bit and 64-bit in MacOS X Snow Leopard is about

Requirements:

• To check your configuration:
• • Intel Mac
  • MacOS X 10.4 Tiger or higher
• To set the kernel's startup mode:
• • Intel Mac
  • MacOS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or higher
  • Admin rights (as a system file needs changing)