Hardware: Dell PE 2950 OS: Windows Server 2003 32-bit Standard Edition with SP2 Recently i just upgraded the server with 16GB of RAM. OS detects only 4GB of RAM eventhough PAE is enabled on the server.The below is the entry that i added in the BOOT.INI file to enable PAE on the server and also checked that DEP is enabled. [boot loader] timeout=5 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003, Standard" /fastdetect /noexecute=Optout /PAE i read an article stating that if PAE is enabled, 32-bit edition of windows server 2003 will support upto 64GB of RAM. Anyone could please assist on this

Hello, standard edition 32bit can only address 4GB RAM, use 64bit standard edition instead or switch to enterprise edition.Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

Is it just me, or does this article not make sense? http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366796(v=VS.85).aspx Build date: 2/24/2011

Hello, why? PAE is different from the Edition which is the basic limit for the use of RAM and Standard edition can only address up to 4GB RAM in 32bit, in 64bit up to 32GB RAM is possible.Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

Ahh ofcourse! :) As architecture and Editions are obviously two completely different things :) Stupid me :)

Understood.thanks