From 096f3ce0c9b9bbae005fada395c9ab41337e6c5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Murray Stokely Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:24:55 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] 1. Update the list of Intel chips which have EM64T and can run the amd64 port. 2. Increase the known working maximum memory configuration from 8gb to 32gb. PR: docs/102148 (1) Submitted by: Mike Meyer (1 - partially) Reviewed by: hrs Approved by: re (hrs) MFC after: 1 minute --- .../doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/article.sgml | 44 +++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/article.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/article.sgml index 05b0b7704443..dc5e533297fd 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/article.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/article.sgml @@ -90,22 +90,40 @@ - &intel; 64-bit &xeon; (Nocona). This - processor is fabricated on 90nm process technology, and - operates with 2.80 to 3.60 GHz (FSB 800MHz) and &intel; - E7520/E7525/E7320 chipsets. + All multi-core &intel; &xeon; processors except + Sossaman have EM64T support. - &intel; &pentium; 4 Processor supporting &intel; EM64T - (Prescott). This is fabricated on 90nm - process technology, uses FC-LGA775 package, and operates - with 3.20F/3.40F/3.60F GHz and &intel; 925X Express - chipsets. The corresponding S-Spec numbers are SL7L9, - SL7L8, SL7LA, SL7NZ, SL7PZ, and SL7PX. Note that - processors marked as 5xx numbers do not support - EM64T. + The single-core &intel; &xeon; + processors Nocona, Irwindale, + Potomac, and Cranford have + EM64T support. + + + All &intel; Core 2 (not Core Duo) and later + processors + + + + All &intel; &pentium; D processors + + + + &intel; &pentium; 4s and Celeron Ds using + the Cedar Mill core have EM64T + support. + + + + Some &intel; &pentium; 4s and Celeron Ds using + the Prescott core have EM64T support. See + the Intel + Processor Spec Finder for the definitive answer about + EM64T support in Intel processors. + + &intel; EM64T is an extended version of IA-32 (x86) and @@ -114,7 +132,7 @@ to &intel; EM64T as 64-bit extension technology or IA-32e. - The largest tested memory configuration to date is 8GB. + The largest tested memory configuration to date is 32GB. SMP support has been recently completed and is reasonably robust.