32-Bit Windows and 4GB of RAM

Aug 30, 2007 | 28 Comments

Getting 32-bit Windows to recognize anything beyond 2GB of installed RAM is a seemingly futile effort. Even if your hardware supports the possibility, the software may hold you back – and performance gains are questionable: The reduction in available system memory depends on the devices that are installed in the computer. However, to avoid potential [...]

4GB RAM in Windows?

Jun 29, 2007 | 13 Comments

For months, I’ve had people asking about the 4GB vs 2GB RAM scenario. The answer isn’t all that simple when it comes to 32-bit flavors of Windows, but despite the language barrier, Aqud does his best to explain it to the community again: Windows addresses a maximum of 3,37GB at my server, this was due [...]