64 bit and eCS?

For whatever reason, my Abit KX7-333 motherboard is cranky, and refuses to
accept more RAM than the pair of 256M sticks on it. We've tried adding a
1 gig stick, a 1 gig stick by itself, and other permutations, of correct
speed, but the machine will not go anywhere near booting (not even the
first bios screen) with anything but those two 256M sticks! The memory
speed is right, and the board manual says it handles up to 3 gig
unbuffered, 3.5 gig registered. Nothing about any jumpers needing change
to add memory.

My computer fixing friend is stumped. His latest suggestion - upgrade the
motherboard and CPU. That would mean 64 bit, I presume. Will my eCS 1.2
setup work with 64 bit CPU? If so, any motherboard suggestions? I like
Abit because of it's Softmenu bios that makes for a fairly jumperless
board, but I'm happy with anything that works (including the current
board, if someone can tell me how to get it to accept more RAM.)

Thanks,

Alan

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