3gig switch

[werticus]

i have seen it mentioned a lot around the forum, i did a search but i cannot find a link to actually perform this 'switch'

can someone help me out? and perhaps explain it to me

i have a machine with 3gig of ram (physical) perhaps its not for me.

[RErender]

Basicaly programs are limited to 2GB in actuallity they crash somewhere beteen 1.6 Gb and 2GB, the switch will allow programs to use up to 3GB (or arround 2.8GB) here is how to set it up http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...598a92.xml.asp I don't use the userva switch.

Make sure you copy the original line and add /3GB to the copy, this way you'll have a choice to boot without it if there are any issues.

like:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003, Enterprise" /fastdetect

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003, Enterprise" /fastdetect /3GB

[werticus]

risks?

if i add the switch and I cannot boot to xp , can I boot to safe mode and fix it?

[instinct]

yes u usually can. Be sure to monitor your performance when switching. With 3GB switch our viewport-performance is below software mode in 3dMax. While it flies without. Rendering is faster and capable of rendering more complex scenes WITH it tho...so we are switching. you can also add an additional line to the bootmanager to be able to select wich mode you want during boot.

Greetings,
Thorsten

[werticus]

interesting instinct, so 3 gig switch for a render and off to make the scene!

ill see how i go