User`s guide

Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-57

Procedure to Set PAE Option

If your32-bit system has a memory capacity in excess of 4GB, setting PAE option will enable the system to be installed with

over 4GB of memory.

IMPORTANT: However, the Microsoft operating system products which support /PAE switch

option are limited.

Refer to the following article in Microsoft Knowledge Base to check the supported products.

Microsoft Knowledge Base - Article ID: 291988

"A description of the 4GB RAM tuning feature and the Physical Address Extension switch"

In Windows Server 2003 system, the PAE option can be set by editing boot.ini.

Below is the example on how to add /PAE switch to Boot.ini file.

1. Click [Start], point to [Settings], and then click [Control Panel].

2. In [Control Panel], double-click [System].

The [System Properties] dialog box will be shown.

3. Click the [Advanced] tab, and then click [Settings] under [Setup and Recovery].

4. Under [System Setup], click [Edit] to open [Boot.ini].

5. Add "/PAE" to [Operating Systems] section in [Boot.ini] file, and then save it.

[boot loader]

timeout=30

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003 " /fastdetect

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003, PAE" /fastdetect /PAE

C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /cmdcons

This is the end of editing Boot.ini file.

NOTE: If you choose one of the items in the "Default operating system" drop-down list box in

the [Setup and Recovery] group box, you can make your system start automatically from the

switch you specified.

Setting for Solving Problems

Set up your computer in advance so that it can recover from any trouble precisely and as soon as possible when it should occur.

For more information, refer to Page 5-58.