edit - special thx to GilaMonster for the free ebook

i double checked the vendor database reccommendation sheet and it doesnt mention locked pages. just as ya'll said 'it should not be a concern'.

SQL is 32 bit. OS is 32 bit 2003 Ent

I'm wondering if sql is enforcing the memory setting. I wanted to try to limit SQL to 1.5 gb of memory. I muliplied 1.5 * 1024. But task manager shows the following. Should I trouble shoot this or are the amounts seem mismatched due to number conversions.