RAM Upgrade Issue

[Guest Arya]

Hi,

 

I've upgraded a HP Server with an internal RAM of 256MB and 3GB installed

RAM, To 8GB, But Windows Server 2003 Enterprise doesn't recognize this

upgrade.

Anybody have any experience?

[Guest Justin Rich]

Re: RAM Upgrade Issue

 

umm im not sure what you mean by 256 internal, but... does the bios display

the correct amount of memory?

 

"Arya" <Arya@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Hi,

>

> I've upgraded a HP Server with an internal RAM of 256MB and 3GB installed

> RAM, To 8GB, But Windows Server 2003 Enterprise doesn't recognize this

> upgrade.

> Anybody have any experience?

[Guest Raiden]

Re: RAM Upgrade Issue

 

I think you need the 64-bit version to recognize that much RAM.

 

"Justin Rich" <jrich523@yahoo.spam.com> wrote in message

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> umm im not sure what you mean by 256 internal, but... does the bios

> display the correct amount of memory?

>

> "Arya" <Arya@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:E6BF6ACC-F286-4320-9158-AFC048BA9467@microsoft.com...

>> Hi,

>>

>> I've upgraded a HP Server with an internal RAM of 256MB and 3GB installed

>> RAM, To 8GB, But Windows Server 2003 Enterprise doesn't recognize this

>> upgrade.

>> Anybody have any experience?

>

>

[Guest D Riberdy]

Re: RAM Upgrade Issue

 

If it is Enterprise it should be able to see 8GB.

 

If you see 8GB in the bios or bootup screen and only like 3.96MB in windows,

you might have to put /PAE at the end of your default choice in the boot.ini.

 

i.e.

 

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows 2003 w/ 8GB" /PAE

 

"Raiden" wrote:

> I think you need the 64-bit version to recognize that much RAM.

>

> "Justin Rich" <jrich523@yahoo.spam.com> wrote in message

> news:%23Zoebx7GIHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> > umm im not sure what you mean by 256 internal, but... does the bios

> > display the correct amount of memory?

> >

> > "Arya" <Arya@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > news:E6BF6ACC-F286-4320-9158-AFC048BA9467@microsoft.com...

> >> Hi,

> >>

> >> I've upgraded a HP Server with an internal RAM of 256MB and 3GB installed

> >> RAM, To 8GB, But Windows Server 2003 Enterprise doesn't recognize this

> >> upgrade.

> >> Anybody have any experience?

> >

> >

>

[Guest John]

Re: RAM Upgrade Issue

 

What's an "internal RAM"?

Is your OS 64 bit or 32 bit?

 

"Arya" <Arya@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:E6BF6ACC-F286-4320-9158-AFC048BA9467@microsoft.com...

> Hi,

>

> I've upgraded a HP Server with an internal RAM of 256MB and 3GB installed

> RAM, To 8GB, But Windows Server 2003 Enterprise doesn't recognize this

> upgrade.

> Anybody have any experience?