You are right about loading server 2003, but the problem is the chipset on your laptop, not the X86 architecture. I'm guessing that most workstation grade chip sets don't have the ability to relocate the shadowed RAM to a physical address above 4GB. That's makes pretty good sense considering that few workstations have 4GB of RAM.
________________________________ From: Eric E Eskam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 7:30 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: HP DL380 G5 and Win2k3 R2 Standard not showing maximum memory in OS First, I said 945 when I meant 965 on chipsets... "Ken Cornetet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 01/14/2008 12:30:33 PM: > My point of curiosity was to find out where exactly where > server 2003 standard and XP are throttled. Was it at the > physical address space level, or the amount of usable RAM > level? I have a sneaking suspicion if I loaded Server 2003 on my Latitude, I would still be stuck with about 3.5 gigs of reported memory free. I don't think it's an OS problem, I think it's a fundamental hardware issue caused by the X86 architecture. Eric Eskam =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= The contents of this message are mine personally and do not reflect any position of the U.S. Government "The human mind treats a new idea the same way the body treats a strange protein; it rejects it." - P. B. Medawar ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
