G-24 Installing Windows Server 2003The procedure to set PAE optionIf your 32-bit system has a memory capacity in excess of 4GB, setting PAE option will enable thesystem to be installed with over 4GB of memory.IMPORTANT:However, the Microsoft operating system products which support /PAEswitch option are limited.Refer to the following article in Microsoft Knowledge Base to checkthe supported products.Microsoft Knowledge Base - Article ID: 291988"A description of the 4GB RAM tuning feature and the PhysicalAddress 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].[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=30default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS[operating systems]multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003 "/fastdetectmulti(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003 ,PAE" /fastdetect /PAEC:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console " /cmdconsThis is the end of editing Boot.ini file.NOTE: If you choose one of the items in the "Default operatingsystem" drop-down list box in [Setup and Recovery] group box, youcan make your system start automatically from the switch youspecified.
