4 gb of ram displays as 3.5 gb in system properties

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I have 4 gb of ram installed in a Windows 2003 Enterprise server but only 3.5
gb displays in system properties. What do I need to do to utilize all 4 gb
of ram.
 
Re: 4 gb of ram displays as 3.5 gb in system properties

Default 32bit behaviour

more about it here:
http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2006/08/14/699521.aspx

Regards
Per-Torben Sørensen


"mhowell" <mhowell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have 4 gb of ram installed in a Windows 2003 Enterprise server but only
>3.5
> gb displays in system properties. What do I need to do to utilize all 4
> gb
> of ram.
 
Re: 4 gb of ram displays as 3.5 gb in system properties

Alternatively use Google since this is a FAQ

"Per-Torben Sørensen" <mspts@ventelo.net> wrote in message
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> Default 32bit behaviour
>
> more about it here:
> http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2006/08/14/699521.aspx
>
> Regards
> Per-Torben Sørensen
>
>
> "mhowell" <mhowell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3CBAD412-34F4-4FAC-B385-AA9D103BFDF7@microsoft.com...
> >I have 4 gb of ram installed in a Windows 2003 Enterprise server but only
> >3.5
> > gb displays in system properties. What do I need to do to utilize all 4
> > gb
> > of ram.
>
>
 
Re: 4 gb of ram displays as 3.5 gb in system properties

I usually do. However, I have blogs blocked at work and can't review them.

"NeilH" wrote:

> Alternatively use Google since this is a FAQ
>
> "Per-Torben Sørensen" <mspts@ventelo.net> wrote in message
> news:e9GbLSI8HHA.2004@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > Default 32bit behaviour
> >
> > more about it here:
> > http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2006/08/14/699521.aspx
> >
> > Regards
> > Per-Torben Sørensen
> >
> >
> > "mhowell" <mhowell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:3CBAD412-34F4-4FAC-B385-AA9D103BFDF7@microsoft.com...
> > >I have 4 gb of ram installed in a Windows 2003 Enterprise server but only
> > >3.5
> > > gb displays in system properties. What do I need to do to utilize all 4
> > > gb
> > > of ram.
> >
> >
>
>
>
 
RE: 4 gb of ram displays as 3.5 gb in system properties

Hi,
I had the same problem. Simply add /PAE (= physical adress extension) to
your boot.ini and reboot your system. The system properties should now change
to 4 GB usable RAM. It has something to do with shared memory from some cards
in your system that use memory the system then cannot allocate (if I have it
correct in my memory).

Greetings

Celina

"mhowell" wrote:

> I have 4 gb of ram installed in a Windows 2003 Enterprise server but only 3.5
> gb displays in system properties. What do I need to do to utilize all 4 gb
> of ram.
 
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