-=PCTechTalk=- Re: RAM question
- From: "Bob - \"The Keyboard Cowboy\"" <KBCowboy@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: GMan <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 22:33:14 -0500
OK, that explains it all - thanks for the follow-up.
Just as an update, the two hard drives came in from NewEgg.........one was DOA!
d:~[
I ordered the replacement today and they agreed to send it overnight at their
cost.
Regards,
Bob - "The Keyboard Cowboy"
Cincinnati, OH
Scottsdale, AZ
Sunday, February 25, 2007 10:31:14 PM
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On Sunday, February 25, 2007, 8:29:14 PM, you wrote:
G> Hi Bob,
G> Both WinXP Home & Pro are designed to recognize up to 4GB of RAM. WinXP
G> Pro X64 will recognize up to 128GB, but good luck finding a mainboard
G> that'll hold that much. lol
G> The /3GB switch for Boot.ini is to tell Windows to reserve the lower 3GB
G> for programs and such (user mode processes). The Windows kernel mode
G> processes will then all load above 3GB. The details are available at the
G> link below, but it can only be used when more than 3GB of RAM is loaded.
G> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms791558.aspx
G> Peace,
G> GMan
G> "The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!"
G> ----- Original Message -----
G> From: "Bob - "The Keyboard Cowboy"" <KBCowboy@xxxxxxxxx>
G> To: "GMan" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
G> Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 2:39 PM
G> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: RAM question
>>I guess I'll buy that, though it leaves me a bit confused. Here's what I
>>know to be fact.....I have WinXP Pro on a computer and I have four Gig of
>>RAM that Win XP recognizes. Based on the articles I saw it was because of
>>the difference between Win XP Home and Win XP Pro. Maybe I had the 64 bit
>>loaded from the start? Who knows, it came from Dell this way <G>
>> Regards,
>> Bob - "The Keyboard Cowboy"
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