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Conference decwet::windows-nt

Title:Windows NT
Notice:See note 15.0 for HCL location
Moderator:TARKIN::LIN.com::FOLEY
Created:Thu Oct 31 1991
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:6086
Total number of notes:31449

5836.0. "Limiting RAM on AlphaStations and NT40" by APACHE::PAQUETTE () Mon Mar 24 1997 07:57

    
      We have a AlphaServer with 512 MB RAM running NT4.0.
    
    The Server resource kit say we can limit the amount of RAM NT uses
    by modifying the BOOT.INI file and using the MAXMEM=n parameter.
    
    This seems to be only true for x86 machines?????
    
    Can someone help us do this on Alpha machines?
    
    				thanks
                                  -=Dennis
    
    
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5836.1BURNMEMORY=256EPS::BOEHMMon Mar 24 1997 08:0711
    On an alpha this is done with a BURNMEMORY= command in the 'selection'
    option - in different places depending on Alpha system.
    
    Find the selection, edit boot options and include the command
    BURNMEMORY=128 if you want 128K LESS memory.
    
    Note that BURNMEMORY will only burn up to a 3 digit number.  ie you
    cannot burn 1gig or more.
     
    Probably some other BURNMEM0RY examples in this notes file.
    
5836.2...in the registry?APACHE::PAQUETTEMon Mar 24 1997 08:4011
    
    I'm sorry but...
    
      is this in the registry?
         I am still confused... but it is Monday and I only become
    unconfused on Saturday.
    
                          anything else you can give me??
    
                             -=Dennis
    
5836.3DECWET::LEESCMon Mar 24 1997 09:247
No, this is done in the firmware. In the firmware, there is
a menu/screen for modifying boot selections. Go to that menu/screen
and select the boot selection you want to modify. Then add BURNMEMORY
to the boot option.


Scott