Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise does not recognize total of 20 GB of RAM

Question

I have a HP ProLiant DL 120 G7 installed windows server 2008 r2 enterprise, came from the factory with 4GB of ram (2 GB + 2) and added another 16GB (8 + 8 GB) but the OS shows up with 20 GB total over 4GB usable.

thanks.

My operating system is 64-bit.

Can you try msconfig > Boot > Advanced, and set Maximum Memory to 20480? — Greg Askew, Nov 13 '14 at 15:49
What does the BIOS show for RAM capacity when you power the server on? — ewwhite, Nov 13 '14 at 15:57
In the BIOS boot features 4096 MB, but when I enter the BIOS and go to the settings configured it features 20480 MB. — Diego Paiva da Silva, Nov 13 '14 at 16:55

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 13 '14 at 15:51

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If you're using the 32-Bit version of Windows Server 2008 you'll need to turn on PAE to access memory above 4GB. Here's a URL to Microsoft's documentation on how to do this:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366796%28VS.85%29.aspx

answered Nov 13 '14 at 15:51

MVanOrder

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My operating system is 64-bit. – Diego Paiva da Silva Nov 13 '14 at 16:53
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There is no 32bit version of Server 2008 R2! – JamesRyan Nov 13 '14 at 17:37
I apologize, I never bothered to check if R2 had a 32 bit version. – MVanOrder Nov 13 '14 at 17:47

Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise does not recognize total of 20 GB of RAM

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