Re: ram lmits in xp pro

"lawrence" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>i have dual opteron box with tyan board, i have four
>single sticks of one gig ram ecc etc installed,
>xp reports 3 gigs present in windows but bios shows four
>gigs present, is there a config file i have to create or
>modify to use all of the ram present? not much info
>available?

I believe that you may need to use the /3gb switch in the boot.ini
file if you have more than 3 gb of RAM with Windows XP but the
documentation on this is very scanty at present.

One article I found is
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1268/


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

Be careful using the /3GB switch as well.
It can prevent your computer from booting.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp

--
Larry Samuels MS-MVP (Windows-Shell/User)
Associate Expert
Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
http://home.earthlink.net/~larrysamuels/WS2003FAQ.htm
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
"Ron Martell" <ron@onlinehelp.bc.ca> wrote in message
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> "lawrence" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>

>>i have dual opteron box with tyan board, i have four
>>single sticks of one gig ram ecc etc installed,
>>xp reports 3 gigs present in windows but bios shows four
>>gigs present, is there a config file i have to create or
>>modify to use all of the ram present? not much info
>>available?

>
> I believe that you may need to use the /3gb switch in the boot.ini
> file if you have more than 3 gb of RAM with Windows XP but the
> documentation on this is very scanty at present.
>
> One article I found is
> http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/1268/
>
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> --
> Microsoft MVP
> On-Line Help Computer Service
> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>
> "The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

You have to ensure your previous RAM is compatible
with the new RAM. And that it's compatible with
your motherboard.
Have a look at the memory configurators
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help to find the right RAM for
your specific make and model PC.
Visit more then one and make sure they match.

www.4allmemory.com
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www.kahlon.com
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www.oempcworld.com
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>-----Original Message-----
>i have dual opteron box with tyan board, i have four
>single sticks of one gig ram ecc etc installed,
>xp reports 3 gigs present in windows but bios shows four
>gigs present, is there a config file i have to create or
>modify to use all of the ram present? not much info
>available?
>.
>