max. RAM????

[Baski]

hi all,

can any one tell me the max. amount of ram size supported by windows( also the server editions and advanced server) and what exactly are /3GB and /PAE and how does that work.

Please... i went though the microsoft documents but it kind of tossed over me...!!!

[John Miller]

Originally Posted by Baski

can any one tell me the max. amount of ram size supported by windows( also the server editions and advanced server)

• Windows XP: 4GB
• Windows 2000 Professional: 4GB
• Windows 2000 Server: 4GB
• Windows 2000 Advanced Server: 8 GB RAM
• Windows 2000 Datacenter Server: 32 GB RAM
• Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition: 4GB
• Windows Server 2003 SP1, Standard Edition: 4GB
• Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition: 32 GB RAM
• Windows Server 2003 SP1, Enterprise Edition: 64 GB RAM
• Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition: 64 GB RAM
• Windows Server 2003 SP1, Datacenter Edition: 128 GB RAM

Originally Posted by Baski

and what exactly are /3GB and /PAE and how does that work.

The /3GB switch lets some applications use an extra gigabtye of virtual memory.

The /PAE switch enables some 32-bit processors to utilize more than 32GB of RAM.