Re: Maximum RAM
On 12/12/2013 02:11 AM, David Guntner wrote:
> Scott Ferguson grabbed a keyboard and wrote:
>> On 12/12/13 17:42, erosenberg@hygeiabiomedical.com wrote:
>>> Dear List -
>>>
>>> I am running 32 bit sid with a pae kernel. What is the maximum RAM that
>>> can be used?
>>
>> 64GB
>
> Really? As I understand it, a 32-bit operating system cannot address
> more than 4G of memory.
>
> What am I missing here?
>
> --Dave
You're missing that it's a complete fallacy. Pretty much any processor
from the Pentium Pro and up support PAE, and thus 64GB of RAM. Microsoft
decided not to support that on the 32-bit versions of their consumer
operating systems, but there's no technical reason preventing a 32-bit
OS from using more than 4GB. (I mention MS because that's where most
people I talk to get this idea from.)
Provided the motherboard supports it, that is. :)
-PaulNM
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