Re: More is Better?
That's not exactly true. For example, Windows Vista and 7 with PAE (Physical Address Extension) can address way more than 3.x GB (with a kernel patch), but Microsoft does not want us to use more than 3.x GB on 32bit OS mostly for commercial reasons (the code to use 4GB+ RAM is there, but is disabled) . Many 32bit server editions of Windows do allow using more than 4GB of RAM.
With Linux, you need a kernel with PAE support to address more than 4GB of RAM on 32bit versions of Linux.
You do need a CPU with PAE support, but most modern CPUs support it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Address_Extension
Originally posted by PCBONEZ
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With Linux, you need a kernel with PAE support to address more than 4GB of RAM on 32bit versions of Linux.
You do need a CPU with PAE support, but most modern CPUs support it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Address_Extension
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