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How can I enable PAE in Windows 2003 Server so that it can access memory above 4GB?

I have Windows 2003 Server sp2 (enterprise) installed on an HP Proliant DL 385 G5 attached to an external RAID ARRAY. The server contains 16 GB of RAM. How can I configure/enable Physical Address Extensions so that memory above 4 GB is accessible?

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Krzysztof Pytko

(out-of-points, please) just only to add.

Yes, you have to use /PAE switch in boot.ini file in appropriate line (if you have more that one OS on a server, but probably not). Make copy of boot.ini file before you will modify it, for security reason. If something will be incidentally modified/deleted in this file, you will loose possibility to boot up the server. In case of wrongly modified boot.ini file, you can simply restore that backed up file.

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Krzysztof

cheyliger

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PoweredgeTech, thank you, the article you recommended was pretty good. However, it does mention that PAE is automatically enbled in Windows 2003 server (enterprise) if the server is using hot-add memory devices. How can I determine whether or not my server is using hot-add memory devices?

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