Available Switch Options For Windows Server 2003 Boot.ini File - NEC BladeServer Express5800 Series User Manual

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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