At 08:24 AM 1/28/2007, you wrote:
At 08:02 PM 26/01/2007, rls wrote:
I read somewhere that in order for XP to truly run flat out that you needed
4 gb of memory. I no longer have the reference, but would like to re-read
like types of articles.
Well, I am running two Xeon 3.06 Ghz with 4 GB of Kingston DDR400
ram, dual channel mode. I started with two GB and went to three, and
finally to four. I am running 32bit XP PRO.
My ASUS PC-Deluxe motherboard supports 4GB of ram but because of a
unfixed BIOS glitch It displays 3GB, 4 modules, Dual Channel mode,
at POST. ASUS assured me this is a known glitch. Because it is
operating in 4 modules, dual channel mode, this proves that the board
sees the four one GB DIMMs.
Because of this BIOS glitch, when I get into windows, every reporting
utility EXCEPT Windows System information shows 3GB of RAM. However,
Windows System Information does show the correct amount of 4GB of RAM.
There is no Gee Whiz difference when running with 4GB in a desktop
workstation environment. Maximum PC has written that their testing
shows that it makes little sense to go above 2GB. However, what it
does allow me to do is turn off my swap file, and also create a 1.5
GB RAM Drive which I make my Temp folder. With this much RAM I can
pull this off. In two and a half years of running like this, I have
only had one application not like this arrangement. Of course,
anything in temp is going to run really fast, and shutdowns become a
lot cleaner.
