Standard 32-bit is limited to 4G: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778%28VS.85%29.aspx#physical_memory_limits_windows_server_2008
You can go above 4G with 32-bit, but it has to be enterprise or datacenter with the /PAE switch. Chris Bodnar, MCSE Systems Engineer Distributed Systems Service Delivery - Intel Services Guardian Life Insurance Company of America Email: christopher_bod...@glic.com Phone: 610-807-6459 Fax: 610-807-6003 From: pierre.camill...@fosterclark.com To: "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> Date: 02/25/2010 09:41 AM Subject: Windows Task Manager not seeing full 8GB RAM Hi all! I have a Windows Server 2008 SP2 standard (32-bit) with 8 GB of RAM installed. I enabled the setting /set pae ForceEnable and it seems the setting was successful. When I view basic information about the server it does report 8GB RAM installed. So why is Task Manager only recognising 4 GB RAM? Is this normal? When I click About Windows it also reports 4 GB of RAM. Any further clarification about this would be much appreciated. Thanks Pierre ----------------------------------------- This message, and any attachments to it, may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or communication of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the message and any attachments. Thank you. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
