Available switch options for Windows Server 2003 Boot.ini file
Many different switche options are available for the Boot.ini file.
For the available switch options, refer to the following information:
Microsoft Knowledge Base - Article ID: 833721
"Available switch options for the Windows XP and the Windows Server 2003 Boot.ini
files"
If your system has in excess of 4GB of memory installed, adding the /PAE switch in the Boot.ini file
will enable the system to address over 4GB of memory.
However, the Microsoft operating systems which support the /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"
on the following example shows how to add the /PAE switch to the Boot.ini file:
1.
Click [Start], click [Settings], and then click [Control Panel].
2.
In [Control Panel], double-click [System].
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 the [Operating Systems] section in the [Boot.ini] file and then save it.
<Example of Boot.ini file>
[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
NOTE: If you choose one of the items in the "Default operating
system" drop-down list box in [Setup and Recovery], you can start the
system automatically with the switch you specified.
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