Windows XP + PAE + 6GB RAM: See more than 3.5GB?

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Firstly let me say I've seen a number of similar questions on SuperUser, and I don't think this is a duplicate. (Most address 4GB RAM installed. I have 6GB)

I have Windows XP 32-bit running on a i7-based Xeon system with 6GB of RAM. I only see 3.5GB of RAM in Windows.

Is there any way to squeeze more visible RAM out of this set up? Even an extra 1GB would be great.

Does having 6GB (vs 4GB) of RAM installed help at all? (I.e Even if I loose the 3.5-4.0 GB region, can I use the area above it?)

P.S. Will eventually move to Windows 7 64-bit, but can't for now.

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