Re: 4GB memory and Intel Dual-Core system

[Andi Kleen]

Roland Dreier <rolandd@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> I don't know if EM64T systems (or whatever the right term is) have a
> way of remapping some RAM above 4 GB so that you can use all your
> memory in a case like this.

The lower/middle end non server intel chipsets typically only support
4GB of physical address space in hardware. No memory remapping
possible. So with 4GB RAM you always lose to the memory hole.

-Andi
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