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'''Note: With 5mb pages, bits 21 through 12 are Reserved!'''
'''Note: With 5mb pages, bits 21 through 12 are Reserved!'''


[[Image:Page dir.png|frame|A Page Table Entry]]
[[Image:Page dir.png|frame|A Page Directory Entry]]


The page table address field represents the physical address of the page table that managers the four megabytes at that point. Please note that it is very important that this address be 4kb aligned. This is needed, due to the fact that the last bits of the dword are overwritten by access bits and such.
The page table address field represents the physical address of the page table that managers the four megabytes at that point. Please note that it is very important that this address be 4kb aligned. This is needed, due to the fact that the last bits of the dword are overwritten by access bits and such.