What can I do to fix this issue? I read the information you send me and says the Windows Sever 2008 max memory is 4Gb but PAE can extended it. How can I check if my system has PAE?
What can I do to fix this issue? I read the information you send me and says the Windows Sever 2008 max memory is 4Gb but PAE can extended it. How can I check if my system has PAE?
Do I need to upgrade Microsoft operating system? I need to run on 32 bits. Please advice
All PAE does is trick the OS into thinking it is using more RAM by layering emulation. You need to upgrade the software the requires you to use a 32-bit OS. 32-bit Server operating systems are dead - there will never be another 32-bit Server OS, so you need to make plans to upgrade whatever software is tying you to a 32-bit OS. You can enable PAE, but it isn't always stable and there can be performance issues. Not every application is compatible with it either, and your application will still NOT be able to use more than 4GB of RAM IF it is a 32-bit application … it will be much less if it is a 16-bit application … chances are high that your memory upgrade is a waste of RAM no matter how it is set up and regardless of PAE.
Daniel My
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July 12th, 2018 10:00
Hello
I suggest that you review the operating system specifications. I think 2008x86 Standard edition is limited to 4GB of memory.
Thanks
Robihw
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July 12th, 2018 17:00
Daniel,
I looked dell specs and they are a bit confusing for my server...
Up to 48GB (12 FBD DIMM slots): 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB/4GB Fully
Buffered DIMMs (FBD) in matched pairs, 533MHz or 667MHz
and according to dell manual
https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_ser_stor_net/esuprt_poweredge/poweredge-2900_owner%27s%20manual_en-us.pdf page 84 I should be able to have more memory.
what other specs I do need to check? Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition?
Thanks.
Rob.
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July 12th, 2018 19:00
Robihw
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July 13th, 2018 12:00
Joey,
What can I do to fix this issue? I read the information you send me and says the Windows Sever 2008 max memory is 4Gb but PAE can extended it. How can I check if my system has PAE?
Rob.
Robihw
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July 17th, 2018 10:00
What can I do to fix this issue? I read the information you send me and says the Windows Sever 2008 max memory is 4Gb but PAE can extended it. How can I check if my system has PAE?
Do I need to upgrade Microsoft operating system? I need to run on 32 bits. Please advice
Robihw
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July 17th, 2018 22:00
All PAE does is trick the OS into thinking it is using more RAM by layering emulation. You need to upgrade the software the requires you to use a 32-bit OS. 32-bit Server operating systems are dead - there will never be another 32-bit Server OS, so you need to make plans to upgrade whatever software is tying you to a 32-bit OS. You can enable PAE, but it isn't always stable and there can be performance issues. Not every application is compatible with it either, and your application will still NOT be able to use more than 4GB of RAM IF it is a 32-bit application … it will be much less if it is a 16-bit application … chances are high that your memory upgrade is a waste of RAM no matter how it is set up and regardless of PAE.