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    No and no. You need to disable everything you can (services, prefetch, indexing, etc.) to free up RAM. Using XP could make your life easier.
    – mtone
    Commented Jan 1, 2012 at 6:23
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    @kobaltz RAM disks take free memory to use as a drive, which is the opposite of what OP is asking. I don't think a "disk RAM" (as opposed to a "RAM disk") utility is possible. And to add about why virtualbox doesn't do it: virtualization is a sort of gateway to your system, not a emulator.
    – mtone
    Commented Jan 1, 2012 at 6:40
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    Should probably think about getting another motherboard. . .
    – surfasb
    Commented Jan 1, 2012 at 11:02
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    Honestly Nate, this system is NOT made for virtualization, more as a kitchen computer, if you need this for work or study you're better of building or buying a 400$ 'normal' pc. Otherwise, I'd recommend dualbooting instead of virtualization! and @surfasb: Getting a different motherboard is not really the option on a hp slimline
    – HTDutchy
    Commented Jan 1, 2012 at 11:32
  • @s4uadmin: That brings up a good point. That powersupply would not hold up even if you did plug in a more powerful motherboard.
    – surfasb
    Commented Jan 1, 2012 at 11:40