On 12/12/2013 02:11 AM, David Guntner wrote: > Scott Ferguson grabbed a keyboard and wrote: >> On 12/12/13 17:42, erosenb...@hygeiabiomedical.com wrote: >>> Dear List - >>> >>> I am running 32 bit sid with a pae kernel. What is the maximum RAM that >>> can be used? >> >> 64GB > > Really? As I understand it, a 32-bit operating system cannot address > more than 4G of memory. > > What am I missing here? > > --Dave
You're missing that it's a complete fallacy. Pretty much any processor from the Pentium Pro and up support PAE, and thus 64GB of RAM. Microsoft decided not to support that on the 32-bit versions of their consumer operating systems, but there's no technical reason preventing a 32-bit OS from using more than 4GB. (I mention MS because that's where most people I talk to get this idea from.) Provided the motherboard supports it, that is. :) -PaulNM -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/52a964fc.3090...@paulscrap.com
