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 Some old generic x86 hardware may contain a CPU that does not support [[wp>Physical_Address_Extension|PAE]], notably some old, but popular HP thin clients with a Transmeta Crusoe CPU. Some old generic x86 hardware may contain a CPU that does not support [[wp>Physical_Address_Extension|PAE]], notably some old, but popular HP thin clients with a Transmeta Crusoe CPU.
  
-The AstLinux bootloader, ''runnix-0.4'' and earlier works with non-PAE hardware, AstLinux 1.2.10 and earlier.  AstLinux 1.3 and later default to ''runnix-0.5'' which requires a CPU with PAE, but AstLinux 1.3 will also boot fine with ''runnix-0.4''.+The AstLinux bootloader, ''runnix-0.4'' and earlier works with non-PAE hardware, included with AstLinux 1.2.10 and earlier.  AstLinux 1.3 and later default to ''runnix-0.5'' which requires a CPU with PAE, but AstLinux 1.3 will also boot fine with ''runnix-0.4''.
  
 For a new installation on a legacy non-PAE board, you can "bootstrap" the process by first installing AstLinux 1.2.10 and then perform a "System Firmware Upgrade:" to a newer AstLinux image. For a new installation on a legacy non-PAE board, you can "bootstrap" the process by first installing AstLinux 1.2.10 and then perform a "System Firmware Upgrade:" to a newer AstLinux image.
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