ubuntu-10.04-linuxcnc3-i386.iso

can i install ubuntu-10.04-linuxcnc3-i386.iso
on amd 64 bit cpu?
I'm will have to remove my current hard drive and install empty drive for this.
Its been a wile since i needed to install new hard drive.
refreshing my memory i just need to go into the sys bios and hopfully it will auto detect correct?
i searched for ubuntu-10.04-linuxcnc3- latest version for 64 bit but not found

Hi

Most processors in desktops these days are 64bit, you can run 32 or 64 bit OS's on them.

The limitation is RAM. The Ubuntu kernel will only allow access to a max of 3.25GB but the PAE kernel on the debian.hybrid.iso should allow access to all your RAM, with a suitable processor.

Ubuntu 10.04 is dead, with no further updates and no support for later chipsets etc so the debian based iso is the one to install.

Yes your BIOS should just detect the HDD, if you have an old computer with an IDE bus, just make sure the HDD is correctly jumpered (master or slave) depending upon whether it is the first or second device on the bus.
Normally drive on the plug nearest the motherboard connector is 0 (master) and furthest from it is 1 (slave)

i searched for ubuntu-10.04-linuxcnc3- latest version for 64 bit but not found

There is no 64 bit iso at this time

regards