WS 2008 32-bit MAX Usable RAM?

[Guest David F]

I am currently running WS 2008 32-bit on my laptop as a workstation (I'm

using PerformancePoint Server 2007 whiich only works on a MS Server OS) and

when I use msinfo32.exe it says there is 3.93 GB Total Physical Memory (as

opposed to 4 GB Installed Physical Memory). So this means that almost all 4

GB of RAM is available to WS 2008 32-bit. Is that correct?

 

That compares with 3 to 3.5 GB that is available to MS Vista installations.

Correct? TIA

[Guest Masterplan]

RE: WS 2008 32-bit MAX Usable RAM?

 

Hi David,

 

For Windows Server 2008 32 bit Standard the limit is 4 GB. Here are the

details:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778.aspx#physical_memory_limits_windows_server_2008

 

--

Have a nice day!

 

http://winmasterplan.blogspot.com

 

 

"David F" wrote:

> I am currently running WS 2008 32-bit on my laptop as a workstation (I'm

> using PerformancePoint Server 2007 whiich only works on a MS Server OS) and

> when I use msinfo32.exe it says there is 3.93 GB Total Physical Memory (as

> opposed to 4 GB Installed Physical Memory). So this means that almost all 4

> GB of RAM is available to WS 2008 32-bit. Is that correct?

>

> That compares with 3 to 3.5 GB that is available to MS Vista installations.

> Correct? TIA

>

[Guest Frankster]

Re: WS 2008 32-bit MAX Usable RAM?

 

 

"David F" <abcde@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:35A32889-479F-4484-9DD1-55A6F115D72E@microsoft.com...

>I am currently running WS 2008 32-bit on my laptop as a workstation (I'm

>using PerformancePoint Server 2007 whiich only works on a MS Server OS) and

>when I use msinfo32.exe it says there is 3.93 GB Total Physical Memory (as

>opposed to 4 GB Installed Physical Memory). So this means that almost all

>4 GB of RAM is available to WS 2008 32-bit. Is that correct?

>

> That compares with 3 to 3.5 GB that is available to MS Vista

> installations. Correct? TIA

 

Not correct. The 32-bit limit of 3GB for direct memory access still applies.

After SP 1 for Vista, and WS2008 I presume, the POST bootup/BIOS was read to

allow a "DISPLAY" of the total amount of memory installed. But this was just

a cosmetic change to appease those who didn't understand why it was only

showing 3GB when they had 4 installed.

 

-Frank

[Guest Frankster]

Re: WS 2008 32-bit MAX Usable RAM?

 

 

"Frankster" <frank@SPAM2TRASH.com> wrote in message

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>

> "David F" <abcde@gmail.com> wrote in message

> news:35A32889-479F-4484-9DD1-55A6F115D72E@microsoft.com...

>>I am currently running WS 2008 32-bit on my laptop as a workstation (I'm

>>using PerformancePoint Server 2007 whiich only works on a MS Server OS)

>>and when I use msinfo32.exe it says there is 3.93 GB Total Physical Memory

>>(as opposed to 4 GB Installed Physical Memory). So this means that almost

>>all 4 GB of RAM is available to WS 2008 32-bit. Is that correct?

>>

>> That compares with 3 to 3.5 GB that is available to MS Vista

>> installations. Correct? TIA

>

> Not correct. The 32-bit limit of 3GB for direct memory access still

> applies. After SP 1 for Vista, and WS2008 I presume, the POST bootup/BIOS

> was read to allow a "DISPLAY" of the total amount of memory installed. But

> this was just a cosmetic change to appease those who didn't understand why

> it was only showing 3GB when they had 4 installed.

>

> -Frank

 

WHOOPS....! Damn! I guess I was wrong again :) Happened once before too

LOL...

 

Anyway, Masterplan's links tell all.

 

-Frank

[Guest David F]

Re: WS 2008 32-bit MAX Usable RAM?

 

Actually, when I've asked people that Run Vista 32-bit to run msinfo32.exe

they say it only shows either 3GB or 3.5 GB as opposed to mine showing 3.93

GB which my WS 2008 32-bit shows.

Could someone really run the msinfo32.exe under Vista and explain this to me

why msinfo32.exe shows different values for Vista and WS 2008 32-bit

versions? Perhaps an "MVP" expert could comment on this? It is possible

that WS2008 was fixed up to have more RAM available? TIA

 

 

"Frankster" <frank@SPAM2TRASH.com> wrote in message

news:LL-dnXi17bEM91fVnZ2dnUVZ_uKdnZ2d@giganews.com...

>

> "David F" <abcde@gmail.com> wrote in message

> news:35A32889-479F-4484-9DD1-55A6F115D72E@microsoft.com...

>>I am currently running WS 2008 32-bit on my laptop as a workstation (I'm

>>using PerformancePoint Server 2007 whiich only works on a MS Server OS)

>>and when I use msinfo32.exe it says there is 3.93 GB Total Physical Memory

>>(as opposed to 4 GB Installed Physical Memory). So this means that almost

>>all 4 GB of RAM is available to WS 2008 32-bit. Is that correct?

>>

>> That compares with 3 to 3.5 GB that is available to MS Vista

>> installations. Correct? TIA

>

> Not correct. The 32-bit limit of 3GB for direct memory access still

> applies. After SP 1 for Vista, and WS2008 I presume, the POST bootup/BIOS

> was read to allow a "DISPLAY" of the total amount of memory installed. But

> this was just a cosmetic change to appease those who didn't understand why

> it was only showing 3GB when they had 4 installed.

>

> -Frank

[Guest Masterplan]

Re: WS 2008 32-bit MAX Usable RAM?

 

Hi again,

 

This is the explanation:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605

 

--

Have a nice day!

 

http://winmasterplan.blogspot.com

 

 

"David F" wrote:

> Actually, when I've asked people that Run Vista 32-bit to run msinfo32.exe

> they say it only shows either 3GB or 3.5 GB as opposed to mine showing 3.93

> GB which my WS 2008 32-bit shows.

> Could someone really run the msinfo32.exe under Vista and explain this to me

> why msinfo32.exe shows different values for Vista and WS 2008 32-bit

> versions? Perhaps an "MVP" expert could comment on this? It is possible

> that WS2008 was fixed up to have more RAM available? TIA

>

>

> "Frankster" <frank@SPAM2TRASH.com> wrote in message

> news:LL-dnXi17bEM91fVnZ2dnUVZ_uKdnZ2d@giganews.com...

> >

> > "David F" <abcde@gmail.com> wrote in message

> > news:35A32889-479F-4484-9DD1-55A6F115D72E@microsoft.com...

> >>I am currently running WS 2008 32-bit on my laptop as a workstation (I'm

> >>using PerformancePoint Server 2007 whiich only works on a MS Server OS)

> >>and when I use msinfo32.exe it says there is 3.93 GB Total Physical Memory

> >>(as opposed to 4 GB Installed Physical Memory). So this means that almost

> >>all 4 GB of RAM is available to WS 2008 32-bit. Is that correct?

> >>

> >> That compares with 3 to 3.5 GB that is available to MS Vista

> >> installations. Correct? TIA

> >

> > Not correct. The 32-bit limit of 3GB for direct memory access still

> > applies. After SP 1 for Vista, and WS2008 I presume, the POST bootup/BIOS

> > was read to allow a "DISPLAY" of the total amount of memory installed. But

> > this was just a cosmetic change to appease those who didn't understand why

> > it was only showing 3GB when they had 4 installed.

> >

> > -Frank

>

>

[Guest David F]

Re: WS 2008 32-bit MAX Usable RAM?

 

Thank you, Masterplan, but I'm asking about WS 2008 and the KB 929605 only

applies to Vista. Could someone please answer why I'm seeing 3.93 GB in

msinfo32.exe with WS 2008 when people using Vista only see about 3 or 3.5 GB

when using msinfo32.exe? TIA

 

 

 

"Masterplan" <winmasterplan@gmail.com.> wrote in message

news:B6AF0BF2-4D49-45A0-830E-9E69C9443F5F@microsoft.com...

> Hi again,

>

> This is the explanation:

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605

>

> --

> Have a nice day!

>

> http://winmasterplan.blogspot.com

>

>

> "David F" wrote:

>

>> Actually, when I've asked people that Run Vista 32-bit to run

>> msinfo32.exe

>> they say it only shows either 3GB or 3.5 GB as opposed to mine showing

>> 3.93

>> GB which my WS 2008 32-bit shows.

>> Could someone really run the msinfo32.exe under Vista and explain this to

>> me

>> why msinfo32.exe shows different values for Vista and WS 2008 32-bit

>> versions? Perhaps an "MVP" expert could comment on this? It is possible

>> that WS2008 was fixed up to have more RAM available? TIA

>>

>>

>> "Frankster" <frank@SPAM2TRASH.com> wrote in message

>> news:LL-dnXi17bEM91fVnZ2dnUVZ_uKdnZ2d@giganews.com...

>> >

>> > "David F" <abcde@gmail.com> wrote in message

>> > news:35A32889-479F-4484-9DD1-55A6F115D72E@microsoft.com...

>> >>I am currently running WS 2008 32-bit on my laptop as a workstation

>> >>(I'm

>> >>using PerformancePoint Server 2007 whiich only works on a MS Server OS)

>> >>and when I use msinfo32.exe it says there is 3.93 GB Total Physical

>> >>Memory

>> >>(as opposed to 4 GB Installed Physical Memory). So this means that

>> >>almost

>> >>all 4 GB of RAM is available to WS 2008 32-bit. Is that correct?

>> >>

>> >> That compares with 3 to 3.5 GB that is available to MS Vista

>> >> installations. Correct? TIA

>> >

>> > Not correct. The 32-bit limit of 3GB for direct memory access still

>> > applies. After SP 1 for Vista, and WS2008 I presume, the POST

>> > bootup/BIOS

>> > was read to allow a "DISPLAY" of the total amount of memory installed.

>> > But

>> > this was just a cosmetic change to appease those who didn't understand

>> > why

>> > it was only showing 3GB when they had 4 installed.

>> >

>> > -Frank

>>

>>

[Guest Darrell Gorter[MSFT]]

Re: WS 2008 32-bit MAX Usable RAM?

 

Hello David,

PAE support in server. Which allows for more addressing space.

This allows you to see the 4 gig of physical RAM in server depending on the

hardware(plus depending on the drivers) which may or may not support

relocation.

The client is limited to 4 gig of address space.

Thanks,

Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

 

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| >Thank you, Masterplan, but I'm asking about WS 2008 and the KB 929605

only

| >applies to Vista. Could someone please answer why I'm seeing 3.93 GB in

| >msinfo32.exe with WS 2008 when people using Vista only see about 3 or

3.5 GB

| >when using msinfo32.exe? TIA

| >

| >

| >

| >"Masterplan" <winmasterplan@gmail.com.> wrote in message

| >news:B6AF0BF2-4D49-45A0-830E-9E69C9443F5F@microsoft.com...

| >> Hi again,

| >>

| >> This is the explanation:

| >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605

| >>

| >> --

| >> Have a nice day!

| >>

| >> http://winmasterplan.blogspot.com

| >>

| >>

| >> "David F" wrote:

| >>

| >>> Actually, when I've asked people that Run Vista 32-bit to run

| >>> msinfo32.exe

| >>> they say it only shows either 3GB or 3.5 GB as opposed to mine

showing

| >>> 3.93

| >>> GB which my WS 2008 32-bit shows.

| >>> Could someone really run the msinfo32.exe under Vista and explain

this to

| >>> me

| >>> why msinfo32.exe shows different values for Vista and WS 2008 32-bit

| >>> versions? Perhaps an "MVP" expert could comment on this? It is

possible

| >>> that WS2008 was fixed up to have more RAM available? TIA

| >>>

| >>>

| >>> "Frankster" <frank@SPAM2TRASH.com> wrote in message

| >>> news:LL-dnXi17bEM91fVnZ2dnUVZ_uKdnZ2d@giganews.com...

| >>> >

| >>> > "David F" <abcde@gmail.com> wrote in message

| >>> > news:35A32889-479F-4484-9DD1-55A6F115D72E@microsoft.com...

| >>> >>I am currently running WS 2008 32-bit on my laptop as a workstation

| >>> >>(I'm

| >>> >>using PerformancePoint Server 2007 whiich only works on a MS Server

OS)

| >>> >>and when I use msinfo32.exe it says there is 3.93 GB Total Physical

| >>> >>Memory

| >>> >>(as opposed to 4 GB Installed Physical Memory). So this means that

| >>> >>almost

| >>> >>all 4 GB of RAM is available to WS 2008 32-bit. Is that correct?

| >>> >>

| >>> >> That compares with 3 to 3.5 GB that is available to MS Vista

| >>> >> installations. Correct? TIA

| >>> >

| >>> > Not correct. The 32-bit limit of 3GB for direct memory access still

| >>> > applies. After SP 1 for Vista, and WS2008 I presume, the POST

| >>> > bootup/BIOS

| >>> > was read to allow a "DISPLAY" of the total amount of memory

installed.

| >>> > But

| >>> > this was just a cosmetic change to appease those who didn't

understand

| >>> > why

| >>> > it was only showing 3GB when they had 4 installed.

| >>> >

| >>> > -Frank

| >>>

| >>>

| >

| >