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My colleagues and I are having some issues concerning what is the maximum
allowable RAM Memory supported under Windows 2000 Professional. Most MS
documentation states that it is 4 GB as mentioned in this article:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555223
However, we have Dell Precision 650s and 670s and they will only report 3
GB. Eventhough 4 GB is installed and recognized in the BIOS.
Dell states that these machines will support 4 GB of RAM and MS says Windows
2000 Pro will as well. But when I google this topic, apparently, I'm not the
only one with this issue. But most say this is normal. I'm not ready to sign
off on that.
Furthermore, the /3GB switch available in the Boot.ini file is also being
discussed. According to MS, this switch should only be used for Adv Server
due to Pagefile fragmentation. Does anyone have any experience using this on
W2K Pro? Considering the fact that this switch reduces the amount of memory
available to the Kernel , I think it should not be used on workstations.
Can anyone provide further light (and documentation preferred) on the subject?
allowable RAM Memory supported under Windows 2000 Professional. Most MS
documentation states that it is 4 GB as mentioned in this article:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;555223
However, we have Dell Precision 650s and 670s and they will only report 3
GB. Eventhough 4 GB is installed and recognized in the BIOS.
Dell states that these machines will support 4 GB of RAM and MS says Windows
2000 Pro will as well. But when I google this topic, apparently, I'm not the
only one with this issue. But most say this is normal. I'm not ready to sign
off on that.
Furthermore, the /3GB switch available in the Boot.ini file is also being
discussed. According to MS, this switch should only be used for Adv Server
due to Pagefile fragmentation. Does anyone have any experience using this on
W2K Pro? Considering the fact that this switch reduces the amount of memory
available to the Kernel , I think it should not be used on workstations.
Can anyone provide further light (and documentation preferred) on the subject?