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diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/article.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/article.sgml index 05b0b77..dc5e533 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 @@ </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 @@ -114,7 +132,7 @@ 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> |
