win 2K maximum ram

[asm481]

Question for you all. Is there a registry hack needed to get Win2K to utilize all of you ram? I understand that ME does not recognize (or use)ram over 256 with out some registry changes. Am I right? Heard the ME bit long ago and never had it but makes me wonder if I am using all of my ram here on Win 2K

[ElBatcho]

[quote]Originally posted by asm481:
<strong>Question for you all. Is there a registry hack needed to get Win2K to utilize all of you ram? I understand that ME does not recognize (or use)ram over 256 with out some registry changes. Am I right? Heard the ME bit long ago and never had it but makes me wonder if I am using all of my ram here on Win 2K</strong><hr></blockquote>Okay are you using ME or W2K, and which version of W2k. Windows 2000 professional and server should reconize all ram, keep in mind some of it will be used by the os.

[asm481]

Guess I should have explained better....I am using win 2k pro with 640mb ram on a KT7A raid board. I am just wondering if I am actually getting full use of all my ram? Am I mistaken that ME is unable to utilize more then 256mb of ram? I was told that there is a registry hack you should do to use more then 256mb in ME and I was wondering if there is such a need with my 2000 pro?

[Quiet Thunder]

You're fine with that much ram. And, yea there are registry hacks, as well as other changes to make, but in the end it's much better to just move up from 98/ME to 2000/XP if you are going to need a computer with that much ram. Basically, what I'm saying is, if you need that much ram, you'll probably need the power/performance/stability of a 2000 professional, or XP professional system.

Quick question, does anyone know if XP Home/Professional handles ram any differently? Could Home have a larger cap on it than professional, or maybe professional will utilize ram better?

[ElBatcho]

[quote]Originally posted by Quiet Thunder:
<strong>You're fine with that much ram. And, yea there are registry hacks, as well as other changes to make, but in the end it's much better to just move up from 98/ME to 2000/XP if you are going to need a computer with that much ram. Basically, what I'm saying is, if you need that much ram, you'll probably need the power/performance/stability of a 2000 professional, or XP professional system.

Quick question, does anyone know if XP Home/Professional handles ram any differently? Could Home have a larger cap on it than professional, or maybe professional will utilize ram better?</strong><hr></blockquote>Professional can handle up to 2gb of ram, I think that Xp will most likly max out at 1gb of addressible ram but I am not sure on that, will check the MS site to confirm this.