Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-47

Available switch options for Windows 2000 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:

„Microsoft Knowledge Base - Article ID: 170756

"Available Switch Options for the Windows NT Boot.ini File"

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.

„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 [Programs], point to [Accessories], and then click [Notepad].

2.On the [File] menu, click [Open...].

3.In the [Open] dialog box, in the [Look in] drop-down list box, click "%systemroot%" drive.

4.In the [Open] dialog box, in the [Files of type] drop-down list box, click "All Files" and in the [File name] drop-down list box, enter "Boot.ini". And then, click [Open].

The content of Boot.ini file will be displayed.

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(1)\WINNT [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Server" /fastdetect multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows 2000 Server, PAE" /fastdetect /PAE

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.