> Source: [sk111333](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk111333)

# sk111333 - Server with more than 64 GB of RAM is not able to boot

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk111333 |
| Date Created | 2016-05-05 |
| Last Modified | 2019-12-19 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway, Security Management Server, Multi-Domain Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R81.20, R82 |
| OS | Gaia |
| Platform | Smart-1 |

## Symptoms

- * Server with more than 64 GB of RAM is not able to boot when selecting "`Start in 64bit normal mode`" in the Boot Menu - server goes into kernel panic and restarts, or freezes during the boot process.

* The server is able to boot as expected when selecting either "`Start in maintenance mode 64bit`" or "`Start in 64bit no-debug mode`" in the Boot Menu.

* If only 64GB of RAM is installed, then the server is able to boot as expected.

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