the /PAE switch? this is what i get for burying myself in 64bit servers for the past two years. On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 9:14 PM, Joe Shonk <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Because the system is sucking up a bunch of it before the OS starts > (PCI-X, video, etc)… You can get some of it back by using the /PAE switch > (yes, even on standard) to map that memory back. > > > > Joe > > > > *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On > Behalf Of *Greg Reese > *Sent:* Sunday, August 31, 2008 7:01 PM > *To:* Thin > *Subject:* [THIN] ram > > > > why would a server have 4096mb of ram installed but only report 3455mb > installed? i am looking over some servers for a friend of mine and this > seems odd. > > > >