jftuga Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 (edited) I am thinking about trying out Win 2008 Standard 32 bit on my Dell Vostro 220s desktop that also has a 256 MB ATI graphics card. Will this OS be able to see all 4 GB of RAM? Or do I need to go with Win 2008 64 bit?The reason I ask is that I my Dell Optiplex 755 desktop which has 4 GB and runs XP 32 bit, winver.exe only reports 3,143,208 KB available.Is anyone running 2008 Server Standard 32 bit with 4 GB? How much total memory does the OS report?Thanks,-John Edited April 30, 2009 by jftuga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsenellenelvian Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Its not the operating system. It is the 32bits that is your problem.32 bit OS's can only see and make use of 3-3.5 gigs of ram.To use the rest you would need to upgrade to 64bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripredacus Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Server 2008 x86 will display 4GB RAM if you have PAE enabled, but it will still make use of about 3.2GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmX.Memnoch Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 In his case since he has a 256MB video card it will see and make use of 3.75GB (4096MB - 256MB). This is something the hardware (chipset specifically) does, not the OS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jftuga Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 (edited) I decided on Win 2008 EE 32-bit. It uses all 4 GB of RAM (from task manager). It looks like you can evaluate it for up to 240 days. Hopefully by then, Windows 7 (or a release candidate) will be in usable shape. -John Edited May 4, 2009 by jftuga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Any particular reason you're not using an x64 version of Server 2008? According to Dell, the Vostro 220s came with a choice of a Pentium Dual-Core E2200, E5200, or E5300, or a Core2Duo E7400, E8500, or E8600. All of those CPUs should have 64bit support, according to Intel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolee001 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Hi!Minimum: 1 GHz (x86 processor) or 1.4 GHz (x64 processor)Note: An Intel Itanium 2 processor is required for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based SystemsMemory Minimum: 512 MB RAMMaximum (32-bit systems): 4 GB (Standard) or 64 GB (Enterprise and Datacenter)Maximum (64-bit systems): 8 GB (Foundation) or 32 GB (Standard) or 2 TB (Enterprise, Datacenter, and Itanium-Based Systems)Disk Space Requirements Minimum (32-bit systems): 20 GB or greaterMinimum (64-bit systems): 32 GB or greaterFoundation: 10 GB or greaterNote: Computers with more than 16 GB of RAM will require more disk space for paging, hibernation, and dump filesDisplay Super VGA (800 × 600) or higher resolution monitor Other Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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