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Firmware Allocation of PCI Device Resources in Windows October 25, 2006 Abstract As the amount of system RAM, the number of PCI and PCIe devices in a system, and the size of memory resources that PCI devices require continue to increase, allocating sufficient memory resources below 4?GB becomes increasingly problematic. This paper describes how different versions of the Windows operating system handle PCI memory resource allocation, details the changes introduced with Windows Vista?, and suggests strategies and best practices for system firmware designers to ensure that their platforms perfor