3GB Switch installation procedure 1

[sherbrooke]

Hello to all I am using a 3GB switch.with NEi Nastran

Blow is how to switch your Win Xp OS to take advantage of 3GB of memory. there is more info in the following link from microsoft, but all you relly have to do is add "/3GB"
at the end of the last line in the boot.ini (tis is a hidden file-to see it, go to: explorer/tools/folder/options/view/and un tick tthe "hide protected operating system files "field.
what i recommend is to copy the last line to a new line and add the switch to that line, then when you boot up you will get a choice of which memory setting to use.
below is a copy of my boot.ini

[boot loader]
time out=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP 3 GB version" /3GB

it works with the latest version of NEi Nastran.if you dont have it use the automatic update function to download it

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/server/PAE/PAEmem.mspx

if your computer dose not boot up with this switch see the folowing link.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328269/en-us

Hope it might help.

Archie

 

[fkmeyers]

Thanks! This is great info!