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Brum07 is correct you can have more memory in a Enterprise system but you are still restricted to the 32-bit memory addresse limit. You must use the PAE switch. 
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Brum07 is correct you can have more memory in a Enterprise system but you are still restricted to the 32-bit memory addresse limit. You must use the PAE switch.

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I have a 32-bit Windows 2008 Enterprise server and want to know if Windows can address more than 4GB of RAM.<br />
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OS: 32-bit Windows 2008 Enterprise<br />
Mobo: HP xw8200<br />
Chipset: E7525<br />
Processor: two dual core 2.8 GHz Intel<br />
RAM: four single-rank 2 GB sticks (totals 8 GBs)<br />
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This is a &quot;can the OS support it?&quot; question, not a &quot;can the hardware support it?&quot; question.<br />
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I have a 32-bit Windows 2008 Enterprise server and want to know if Windows can address more than 4GB of RAM.

OS: 32-bit Windows 2008 Enterprise
Mobo: HP xw8200
Chipset: E7525
Processor: two dual core 2.8 GHz Intel
RAM: four single-rank 2 GB sticks (totals 8 GBs)

This is a "can the OS support it?" question, not a "can the hardware support it?" question.




Max ram on 32-bit Windows Server 2008 Enterprise?

Components are those devices that are internal to a computer -- the PC boards, the central processor (CPU), the memory (RAM), disk and video controllers and so on.

Components

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

The Microsoft Legacy Operating System topic includes legacy versions of Microsoft operating systems prior to Windows 2000: All versions of MS-DOS and other versions developed for specific manufacturers and Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions, and Windows Mobile.