"Tom Lake" <toml_12953@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:6EF267C4-4B30-4CD6-AB4B-C5DECBCFF967@xxxxxx
Quote:
>
> "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:F3B677C3-908D-45E0-AF48-FB75409E97AA@xxxxxx Quote:
>> "John Barnes" <jbarnes@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:#5nZsRYlIHA.4244@xxxxxx
>
> Quote:
>> The video card has 512MB of memory so perhaps that is a factor then.
>> Nice to know though that all 4GB RAM will be accessible under SP1.
>> Thanks for the confirmation.
>
> No, it WON'T be accessible. It will be reported in the System Properties
> as 4 GB
> but it still won't be used by the OS. Yes, hence my other post.
Actually, I notice that my Server 2003 machine is 32-bit with 4GB and seems
to see and use all 4GB. So it's not just a 32-bit thing - it must be
related to the nature of the OS itself. Most of the explanations I've seen
for the low reporting are based on the "it's a 32-bit OS" argument.
--
And loving it,
-Q
_________________________________________________
Qu0llSixFour@xxxxxx
(Replace the "SixFour" with numbers to email me)