Questions tagged [32bit-64bit]
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With Windows XP, how would I download and burn a 4Gig file?
I am trying to use my PC to download CentOS 6.4 64bit, for the purpose of burning it to CD, so that I can install that CD on a new Linux server. I am required to use the 64bit version of CentOS.
Using my Windows XP PC, I browse to a CentOS download…
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60Gb of Memory, 32-bit OS and PAE vs 64-bit OS
I have 60 Gb of RAM on server. Windows 2008, 32bit with PAE.
One Sql Server 2008 Express Instance can use 1 Gb of RAM.
So if I install 60 instances, each can use 1 Gb of RAM, right?
And the second question, what will be if I install 64bit system…
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Why is a 32bit OS limited to 4 GigaBytes of RAM?
What I don't understand is where the 4 GigaBytes comes from.
Most of the articles I read say that 2^32bits = 4 GigaBytes, but this doesn't seem correct given that 8 bits = 1 byte.
For a 32 bit OS:
2^32 = 4,294,967,295 bits = 4.2 Giga bits =…
