Vincent Pang Photography

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4GB RAM on 32-bit Windows XP/2003

I recently purchased 2x HP DL360 with dual Quad core and 4GB of ram. For some reason it only shows 3.24 GB

After some google, i found that it's the limitation on 32-bit processor. By adding the /PAE to the C:\boot.ini (hidden) solve the problem.

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003, Standard" /noexecute=optout /fastdetect /PAE

 

 

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  • ultramantaro

    6/11/2008 1:44:50 AM |

    yo dude... last day i stumbled upon you blog from lyn and read about this article as well.

    and coincidentally, today my client asked me about the same thing, 4GB RAM.

    Mind if I ask you, is this thing apply to Win XP SP2 as well?

  • vincentpang

    6/15/2008 8:04:06 PM |

    ultramantaro: I have not tested, but it should works on Windows XP SP2 as well Smile

  • vincentpang

    9/11/2008 12:56:23 PM |

    azri: yup i'm well aware of that, in fact i do not see any performance difference even with benchmark software which shows the xtra 0.5GB of RAM is of any better. It's more to for the sake of having it Smile

  • Azri

    12/11/2008 1:08:07 AM |

    Forgot to tell you. If you have graphic card with 512mb for example. To put it simplest way of saying this, 4gb - 512mb = 3.5gb will only shows up. Try using 64bit OS such as Vista Home Premium 64bit. One thing to understand is that when you use a 32bit OS, all running programs will show less uses of the ram. Compare that to a 64bit OS you will be surprise how much the ram is being use.

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