How do I enable PAE in BIOS?
Just so, how do I enable PAE?
Enabling PAE Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP: To enable PAE, use the /PAE switch in the boot. ini file. To disable PAE, use the /NOPAE switch. To disable DEP, use the /EXECUTE switch.
Secondly, what is PAE switch and why it is needed?
PAE (Physical Address Extension) switch is used to address more than 4 GB of physical memory, to enable PAE, you have to use the /PAE switch in the Boot. PAE switch to provide more physical memory to a program which reduces the need to swap memory of the page file and results in increased performance.
The Physical Address Extension (PAE) is a feature implemented in modern x86 processors. PAE extends memory addressing capabilities, allowing more than 4 GB of random access memory (RAM) to be used. NOTE: All the Linux machine with kernel version above 2.3. 23 supports PAE kernel.