BIOS should PAE be enabled? [solved]

[AZgl1800]

I was just perusing the BIOS configuration to see if I had overlooked anything?

and I noticed that PAE is turned OFF.





Every thing works just fine, response is fast, and I'm happy with how it is now.
But, will PAE help it work even faster?

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$ inxi -Fzxd
System:    Host: john-TP500LA Kernel: 4.13.0-41-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: Cinnamon 3.6.7 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3)
           Distro: Linux Mint 18.3 Sylvia
Machine:   System: ASUSTeK (portable) product: TP500LA v: 1.0
           Mobo: ASUSTeK model: TP500LA v: 1.0
           Bios: American Megatrends v: TP500LA.203 date: 06/11/2014
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i3-4030U (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 7582
           clock speeds: max: 1800 MHz 1: 849 MHz 2: 935 MHz 3: 924 MHz
           4: 806 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller
           bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1366x768@60.01hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Haswell Mobile
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 17.2.8 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card-1 Intel 8 Series HD Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
           Card-2 Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio Controller
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:03.0
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.13.0-41-generic
Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
           driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: e000 bus-ID: 02:00.1
           IF: enp2s0f1 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: MEDIATEK MT7630e 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter
           driver: mt7630e v: 2.3.8
2.3.8
2.3.8
2.3.8
2.3.8
2.3.8
           bus-ID: 03:00.0
           IF: wlp3s0f0 state: up mac: <filter>
           Card-3: Ralink RT5372 Wireless Adapter
           driver: rt2800usb v: 2.3.0 usb-ID: 001-003
           IF: wlx9cefd5fd2968 state: N/A mac: N/A
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 500.1GB (23.3% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: TOSHIBA_MQ01ABF0 size: 500.1GB
           Optical: No optical drives detected.
Partition: ID-1: / size: 406G used: 105G (28%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 4.17GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda3
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 2700
Info:      Processes: 223 Uptime: 3 min Memory: 1099.2/3829.2MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35 

[catweazel]

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Memory: 1099.2/3829.2MB

You don't need it. PAE is an old kludge used for 32-bit machines to allow them to access more than 4GB of RAM.

[AZgl1800]

good enough,

I have an 8gB RAM chip to install, just as soon as I get 'roundtoit'

[catweazel]

just as soon as I get 'roundtoit'

[Mute Ant]

Errr that says PXE doesn't it? PXE PXE PXE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preboot_E ... nvironment

Next you can try ACPI and APCI.