Up to homuch memory it support?

[ilija]

Hello , i got a question: I have a dedicated server , and i wonder homuch memory it supports , since i think it is 32bit debian linux and im confused with windows 32bit that only support up to 4gb , is this the same for Linux(debian?):

I get this OS info : Linux ks308466.kimsufi.com 2.6.33.5-xxxx-grs-ipv4-32 #2 SMP Fri Jun 18 13:07:18 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux

Thank you

[Kinen-s�]

It's a problem of architecture. The OS don't have importance. A processor 32 bits don't support more than 4GB of memory because 2^32 = 4GB.

[ilija]

Dedicate Server specs are: Core i7 920 , 8GB , debian i686, i only find it weird , since the dedi has 8gb but 32bit debian , if you got windows , it wont use higher then 3.5GB , i wonder if they scam me or not:(

[FeRkEl]

It's a problem of architecture. The OS don't have importance. A processor 32 bits don't support more than 4GB of memory because 2^32 = 4GB.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Address_Extension

also not every 32 bit OS supports 4GB of Memory

edit:easiest way would be to upgrade your debian to 64 bit version :-)

[ilija]

So linux distro has this and will support up to 64gb? as i read from wiki?

[freghar]

As said, use 64bit debian instead of (32bit) i686 version.

[ilija]

Ok , thx