Re: Windows 2000 Server StandardEdition /PAE Question

Microsoft wrote:

Hi.

I have a Windows 2000 Server Standard Edition, with 4GB of RAM installed. I also have SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition installed on the same server. I'd like Windows to 'see' all $GB of RAM and I've read articles on /PAE, but unfortunately some of these articles imply that Windows 2000 Server Standard Edition cannot use /PAE. So I have a couple of questions that I hope the group can answer:

1) Does Windows 2000 Server Standard Edition only support 2GB of RAM out of the box?

No, it supports 4GB, but the operating system cannot see or use all of it because some of the memory address space is used by hardware devices.

2) Can /PAE be enabled on 2000 Server Standard Edition to allow it to utilize all 4GB?

No.

John
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