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Mention PAE support.

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Reviewed by:	bmah
Sponsored by:	DARPA, Network Associates Laboratories
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jake 2003-04-25 18:51:29 +00:00
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<varname>machdep.hlt_cpus</varname> sysctl variable. The
&man.smp.4; manual page has more details.</para>
<para>&os; will take advantage of Physical Address Extensions (PAE)
support on CPUs that support this feature. A kernel with the
<literal>PAE</literal> feature enabled will detect memory above
4 gigabytes and allow it to be used by the system. This feature
places constraints on the device drivers and other features of
&os; which may be used; consult the &man.pae.4; manpage for more
details.</para>
<para>&os; will generally run on i386-based laptops, albeit with
varying levels of support for certain hardware features such as
sound, graphics, power management, and PCCARD expansion slots.