Q & A: the maximum RAM supported by SBS 2003 R2

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Q: What will be the maximum amount of memory supported by SBS 2003 R2?
A: For SBS R2, the same maximum amount of RAM as SBS 2003 SP1, which is also the same as Windows Server. You can use the /PAE switch in the boot.ini to get 4GB RAM to recognize.

Note: you may be benefit from the /PAE switch in combination with AWE
configured on a SBS 2003 running SQL in AWE mode. Please refer to the following links

Enabling AWE Memory for SQL Server:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190673.aspx

Enabling Memory Support for Over 4 GB of Physical Memory:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms179301.aspx