Installing Windows Server 2003 E-23

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:

„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.

„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" /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.