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1. Update the list of Intel chips which have EM64T and can run the amd64

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2. Increase the known working maximum memory configuration from
   8gb to 32gb.

PR:		docs/102148 (1)
Submitted by:	Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> (1 - partially)
Reviewed by:	hrs
Approved by:	re (hrs)
MFC after:	1 minute
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</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>&intel; 64-bit &xeon; (<quote>Nocona</quote>). 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.</para>
<para>All multi-core &intel; &xeon; processors except
Sossaman have EM64T support.</parA>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>&intel; &pentium; 4 Processor supporting &intel; EM64T
(<quote>Prescott</quote>). 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.</para>
<para>The single-core &intel; &xeon;
processors <quote>Nocona</quote>, <quote>Irwindale</quote>,
<quote>Potomac</quote>, and <quote>Cranford</quote> have
EM64T support.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>All &intel; Core 2 (not Core Duo) and later
processors</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>All &intel; &pentium; D processors</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>&intel; &pentium; 4s and Celeron Ds using
the <quote>Cedar Mill</quote> core have EM64T
support.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>Some &intel; &pentium; 4s and Celeron Ds using
the <quote>Prescott</quote> core have EM64T support. See
the <ulink url="http://processorfinder.intel.com">Intel
Processor Spec Finder</ulink> for the definitive answer about
EM64T support in Intel processors.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>&intel; EM64T is an extended version of IA-32 (x86) and
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to &intel; EM64T as <quote>64-bit extension technology</quote>
or <quote>IA-32e</quote>.</para>
<para>The largest tested memory configuration to date is 8GB.
<para>The largest tested memory configuration to date is 32GB.
SMP support has been recently completed and is reasonably
robust.</para>