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Note 1: Due to OS limitations, some operating systems may not show more than
4 GB of memory.
Note 2: Due to memory allocation to system devices, the amount of memory that
remains available for operational use will be reduced when 4 GB of RAM is used.
The reduction in memory availability is disproportional.
Possible System Memory Allocation & Availability
System Device
Firmware Hub flash memory (System BIOS)
Local APIC
Area Reserved for the chipset
I/O APIC (4 Kbytes)
PCI Enumeration Area 1
PCI Express (256 MB)
PCI Enumeration Area 2 (if needed) - aligned on
256 MB boundary
VGA Memory
TSEG
Memory available for the OS & other applications
Chapter 5: Advanced Serverboard Setup
Size
Physical Memory Available
(4 GB Total System Memory)
1 MB
3.99 GB
4 KB
3.99 GB
2 MB
3.99 GB
4 KB
3.99 GB
256 MB
3.76 GB
256 MB
3.51 GB
512 MB
3.01 GB
16 MB
2.85 GB
1 MB
2.84 GB
2.84 GB
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