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Available Switch Options for Windows Server
2003 Boot.ini File
Many different switches will be available if you edit Boot.ini file. For the available
switch options, refer to the following information:
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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 a memory capacity in excess of 4GB in its installing, adding /PAE
switch in Boot.ini file will enable the system to be installed with over 4GB of memory.
However, the Microsoft operating system products which support /PAE switch option
are limited. Refer to the following article in Microsoft Knowledge Base to check the
supported products.
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Microsoft Knowledge Base - Article ID: 291988
"A description of the 4GB RAM tuning feature and the Physical Address
Extension switch"
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].
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.
<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,
Standard" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003,
Standard, PAE" /fastdetect /PAE
C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows Recovery Console" /
cmdcons
This is the end of editing Boot.ini file.
Note: If you choose one of the items in the "Default
operating system" drop-down list box in [Setup and Recovery]
group box, you can make your system start automatically from
the switch you specified.