Physical Hardware Limits of Windows
Physical Hardware Limits of Windows
It has come to our attention that some of our customers are unaware of the physical hardware limits of the Windows Operating Systems. Use this guide for help.
Memory
Version |
Limit in 32-bit Windows |
Limit in 64-bit Windows |
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Windows Vista/7 Ultimate |
4 GB |
128 GB |
Windows Vista//7 Business |
4 GB |
128 GB |
Windows Vista/7 Home Premium |
4 GB |
16 GB |
Windows Vista/7 Home Basic |
4 GB |
8 GB |
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Windows XP Professional |
4GB |
128 GB |
Windows XP Home |
4GB |
128 GB |
*4GB limit is for all memory usage such as the following: system memory, video memory, BIOS, etc. Thus your total system memory possible is around 3GB or less.
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Processors
Version |
1 Socket |
2 Sockets |
|---|
Windows Vista Ultimate |
Yes |
Yes |
Windows Vista Business |
Yes |
Yes |
Windows Vista Home Premium |
Yes |
No |
Windows Vista Home Basic |
Yes |
No |
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Windows XP Professional |
Yes |
Yes |
Windows XP Home |
Yes |
No |
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Hard Drives (formatted using recommended NTFS)
Version |
Minimum Boot Drive |
Maximum Boot Drive |
Maximum Data Drive |
|---|
Windows Vista 32-bit |
15 GB free space |
2 TB |
16 EB with GPT |
Windows Vista 64-bit |
15 GB free space |
2 TB |
16 EB with GPT |
Windows XP 32-bit |
5 GB free space |
2 TB |
2 TB |
Windows XP 64-bit |
5 GB free space |
2 TB |
16 EB with GPT |
*18 EX = 18 Exabytes = 20,752,587,082,923,245,568 bytes
*2 TB = 2 Terabytes = 2,147,483,648 bytes
*GPT = GUID Partition Table which is a non-bootable partition style for Windows XP/Vista
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Video Cards
Version |
2x SLI |
3x SLI |
4x SLI |
2x CFX |
3x CFX |
4x CFX |
Max Monitors |
|---|
Windows 7 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
10 |
Windows Vista |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
10 |
Windows XP |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
10 |
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MattSlagle2009-06-23 14:52:49