Right. Like I said, they seem to indicate PAE is on, and Windows should be using it. But I'm getting conflicting reports of that. Is it on or isn't it?
>Limits on physical memory for 32-bit platforms also depend on the >Physical Address Extension (PAE), which allows 32-bit Windows systems >to use more than 4 GB of physical memory. >On most computers, PAE is disabled by default. (PAE is enabled by >default only if DEP is enabled on a computer that supports hardware- >enabled DEP, or if the computer is configured for hot-add memory >devices in memory ranges beyond 4 GB.) PAE must be explicitly enabled >for Windows to run in NUMA mode on a NUMA-capable computer. On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 1:13 PM, mike <[email protected]> wrote: > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778.aspx > > Mike > > On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 10:52 AM, Tony B <[email protected]> wrote: > >> No. Using tricks, My Vista Home Premium x86 can address up to 8GB. >> That trick is called PAE. >> >> I don't care how it's implemented, because we went through the same >> thing when disks became larger and I've been there. All I'm asking is >> a bit more transparency. Don't tell me PAE is on by default if it >> isn't. >> >> On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 11:19 AM, Fred Holmes <[email protected]> wrote: >> > At 10:14 AM 12/24/2008, John Duncan Yoyo wrote: >> >>I've heard that Vista 32 bit only sees under 4 GB no matter what. Vista >> 64 >> >>can see more but I don't know if there is a limit. >> > >> > >> > I believe that's correct. 3GB o/a IIRC > -- > Make sure you support your local CarbonONset programs! > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
