NEC N8400-086F, User Manual

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Installing the Operating System B-51
Windows Server 2003
IMPORTANT:
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.
Microsoft Knowledge Base - Article ID: 291988
"A description of the 4GB RAM tuning feature and the Physical
Address 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.
<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
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.