[PLUG] 8 GB RAM support

[Manish]

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>>> On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 11:02 PM, Manish<prolist at gmx.net> wrote:
>>>> Which current Linux desktop flavor can support 8 GB RAM? AFAIK, Ubuntu
>>>> supports
>>>> only 4 GB (3GB like XP?? -- not sure). Inputs, pointers will be highly
>>>> appreciated.
>>>
>>> All 32-bit distros can support upto 64GB RAM.
>
> Nope 32 bit distro support upto 64GB of RAM with PAE enabled. (Your
> processor needs to support PAE)
>


Ah, right! "With PAE enabled" -- is the way out as people here have pointed out. 
I am finalizing Intel C2D 2.8 G, guess it should work fine. Right?

rgds,
- Manish