Alan Bartlett wrote:
> On 25 January 2011 10:36, Edgar Vargas <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Hello, i am trying to install SL-6-i386-2011-01-21-DVD1, but the
>> message say that this kernel requires the following features not
>> present on the cpu:
>> pae
>> Unable to boot - please use a kernel apropriate for your CPU, i have a
>> compaq 610, any idea?
> 
> I assume, from the above error message, that a Compaq 610 does not
> have a 32-bit processor that is PAE capable.
> 
> If that is the case, there is no problem with SL 6. It is just that
> your system is too old -- sorry. :-/

Your BIOS may have a setting to enable PAE or "Physical Address 
Extensions".  Every processor since the Pentium Pro supports PAE, with 
the exception of some Pentium-M based cores.

Rob