But then, you have to find memory modules beyond 512 MB that will fit the
memory slots in a T23, do you not ?




On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Rob Bell <[email protected]> wrote:

> Stefan Monnier wrote:
>
>>    from NewEgg).  You will, of course, need a 64-bit operating system to
>>>    take advantage of more than 4GB of RAM.  The X100e uses DDR2, and the
>>>
>>
>> I don't understand the "of course" above.  Don't know about Windows, but
>> Linux kernel compiled for ia32 can use more than 4GB, assuming you
>> compiled it with the appropriate config options.
>> That doesn't mean it's the recommended way to use such a machine, just
>> that you don't *need* a 64bit OS to make use of more than 4GB.
>>
>>
>>         Stefan
>>
>
> Do some Googling for 'windows 32-bit 64-bit memory limitation'.  You'll
> find tons of discussions about the issue.  I don't know technically whether
> it is possible to overcome that issue or not, but it is generally accepted
> that you need 64-bit Windows to use over 4GB of RAM.
>
> Rob
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