In this article I am going to show you that, How to check whether your system has compatibility for 64-bit EFI or 32-bit EFI? How to enable 64-bit Kernel in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard?
How to check whether your system has compatibility for 64-bit EFI or 32-bit EFI?
By default, Apple has disabled 64-bit kernel in all Mac even in those Mac who have 64-bit kernel. So, to check your Mac has 32-bit EFI or 64-bit EFI then just follow the following steps.
- Open Terminal
- Enter the following command in the Terminal
ioreg -l -p IODeviceTree | grep firmware-abi
- You’ll get either EFI32 or EFI64
How to enable 64-bit Kernel in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard?
There is no need to enable 64-bit kernel in Snow Leopard because it can easily run applications and software in both 32-bit and 64-bit. But a professional user wants to check and use all the features available in his/her computer.
So, if you’re a professional user then might want to enable and test the 64-bit kernel in Snow Leopard. To enable or disable the 64-bit kernel in Snow Leopard, you need to have an application installed in your computer known as K64 Enabler.
The 64-bit kernel can only be enabled on 64-bit compatible Mac. After successfully enabling 64-bit kernel on your Mac, you will feel the faster and better performance of Snow Leopard.
K64 Enabler application is only compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. The K64 Enabler is available to download for free from Mac Update. Download Now!