RAM and XP

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bob_frost
Apr 27, 2005
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I have 4GB of RAM in my XP Pro PC. How do I get to use more than the 1770MB that CS would only use?

Bob Frost
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BobLevine
Apr 27, 2005
Short answer…you don’t.

Longer answer…check around the forum for discussions on RAM with CS2.

Bob
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Jim
Apr 28, 2005
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I have 4GB of RAM in my XP Pro PC. How do I get to use more than the
1770MB that CS would only use?
Bob Frost
Normal XP only allows 2GB of user space (the rest is used to map the OS into the user’s 4GB). There is a switch which allows up to 3GB (1gb is plenty for the OS). You should check with one of the windowsxp newsgroup.. Jim
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bob_frost
Apr 28, 2005
Thanks Robert; just realised I searched the knowledgebase not the forum. Couldn’t find anything in the knowledgebase.

Bob frost.
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bob_frost
Apr 28, 2005
Ok, read various messages on the forum search. I’ve tried the 3/GB switch again with my XP Pro SP2, and it simply doesn’t work on my PC. Everything hangs when the desktop starts to appear, and I had to use the Recovery CD to copy the old boot.ini file back – even Safe Mode wouldn’t work!

MS says some display drivers won’t work with the 3/GB switch, mine is an ATI. Anyone know which ones will work?

Bob Frost.
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dave_milbut
Apr 28, 2005
I’ve tried the 3/GB

it’s /3GB not 3/GB. maybe that’s why it didn’t work?
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bob_frost
Apr 28, 2005
Oops. I did use /3GB. Need more BRAM to control my fingers!
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Scott_Byer
Apr 28, 2005
Now you know why I’ve called the use of the /3GB switch "problematic" :-P.

-Scott

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Oops. I did use /3GB. Need more BRAM to control my fingers!

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