4GB RAM installed, but see 3GB...

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Hi Brynt

This change will only reflect the total amount of RAM reported as installed
on the system.

It cannot change the amount of RAM available to the system since this is a
restriction on any 32Bit system.

 

[jorgen]

It cannot change the amount of RAM available to the system since this is
a restriction on any 32Bit system.

If you check the specs for some Microsoft's server editions, you'll see
that is not true. Linux can also break that 4G-barrier

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

If you check the specs for some Microsoft's server editions, you'll see
that is not true. Linux can also break that 4G-barrier

Really? A quick scan of some Linux forums don't back up that statement.

Should you choose 32-bit or 64-bit Linux? - Linux Forums:
http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/li...85-should-you-choose-32-bit-64-bit-linux.html

Memory Limits for Windows Releases (Windows):
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778.aspx

The Old New Thing : Why is the virtual address space 4GB anyway?:
http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2004/08/17/215682.aspx

You must have performed some research on this, can you post the links where
you found this information?