XP Pro Max Physical Memory

[Guest]

How much physical RAM will XP support? My computermanufacturer says 2.7GB,
but the MOBO manufacturer says 4GB!

TIA for any info...

 

[Bert Kinney]

Hi,

WindowsXP supports up to 4 gigabytes (GB) of RAM.

Point your computer manufacture to this article.

Processor and memory capabilities of Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
and of the x64-based versions of Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;888732

 

[Guest]

According to the MCSE Training kit put out by the Microsoft press for Windows
XP Pro- the minimum is 64 MB (128 Recommended) and the maximum is 4GB.

You might want to check with your computer manufacturer and see if that is
really a hardware limit of the computer.

I hope this helps.

 

[Guest]

Thank you very much!

Hi,

WindowsXP supports up to 4 gigabytes (GB) of RAM.

Point your computer manufacture to this article.

Processor and memory capabilities of Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
and of the x64-based versions of Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;888732

 

[Guest]

Thank you very much!

According to the MCSE Training kit put out by the Microsoft press for Windows
XP Pro- the minimum is 64 MB (128 Recommended) and the maximum is 4GB.

You might want to check with your computer manufacturer and see if that is
really a hardware limit of the computer.

I hope this helps.

 

[Arnie]

How much physical RAM will XP support? My computermanufacturer
says 2.7GB,
but the MOBO manufacturer says 4GB!

TIA for any info...

XP will support up to 4GB of RAM. However, you're dealing with
virtual memory. A machine with 2 GB of physical RAM can still
give you 4 GB of virtual memory. But, the more physical RAM, the
better.

4 GB of virtual memory is divided into the upper 2 GB for the OS
and the lower 2 GB for the application. The app will never be
able to access all of its 2 GB for a number of reasons. There is
something called the /3GB switch that can be used to force the OS
to use the upper 1 GB and give the app the lower 3 GB. This has
to be set in the boot record. Using this switch will probably
allow the app to access around 2.7 GB IF the EXE image has a flag
set that tells it it can do this. In many cases this isn't a
good idea because the OS now has less space for caching. Google
for "/3GB" and "LARGEADDRESSAWARE".

- Arnie

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Bert

Are all computers sold with two processors? The motherboard may
accommodate two but does that mean a computer manufacturer is
obliged to install two?

Isn't it possible ( probable? ) that 998R is misinterpreting a
statement by the manufacturer as to what has been provided for
what might have been provided?

Has 998R asked the computer manufacture the right question?

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Regards.

Gerry
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