21 Nov
2012
21 Nov
'12
3:54 a.m.
On 20 Nov 2012, at 23:02 , Jules Richardson <jules.richardson99 at gmail.com>
wrote:
There are probably cases of certain OSes refusing to
run because the host platform has _too much_ RAM, but I'm struggling to think of any
right now.
Different versions of Windows 2000 have (artificial) limitations on the maximum hardware
specs: Workstation supports up to two CPU's and four GB of RAM, Server handles up to
four CPU's, Advanced Server up to eight CPU's and eight GB of RAM, and Datacenter
Server supports up to 32 CPU's and 64 GB RAM.
I strongly suspect these limitations are in fact artificial, since Win2K Workstation will
support four CPU's on the SiliconGraphics Visual Workstation 540 if it is installed as
an upgrade over the SGI-specific four-CPU install of NT4.
.tsooJ
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