cat /proc/cpuinfo says: 

Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 4300  @ 1.80GHz

Which is a 64-bit instruction set. So it should be good. Regardless, if
this was not a 64-bit cpu wouldn't pae address that? Or does that
require 64-bit instructions also? I thought pae was specifically for
that type of scenario? 

On 2017-12-12 14:33, Matthew Crews wrote:

> What CPU? If it's as old as I think it is, it only has a 32-bit CPU and more ram won't help much.
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> On Dec 12, 2017, 13:15, Nathan O'Brennan wrote:
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>> I'm trying to breathe some last breaths into an old computer my kids 
>> use. It has 4 slots which are currently occupied by 1 GB DIMMS. I 
>> searched a bunch of Dell forums and some people were able to get this 
>> system to upgrade to 8GB of ram while others could only get the 4GB to 
>> work. I don't want to waste any money here, so I'm hoping to find 
>> someone who has 2GB PC 4200 DIMMS they are willing to part with? 
>> 
>> Nathan 
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