Preface
10
Specification
Update
Document Title and Link
Architecture
Intel
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64 and IA-32 Intel Architectures Software Developer's Manual Volume 2A:
Instruction Set Reference, A-M
Intel
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64 and IA-32 Intel Architectures Software Developer's Manual Volume 2B:
Instruction Set Reference, N-Z
Intel
®
64 and IA-32 Intel Architectures Software Developer's Manual Volume 3A: System
Programming Guide
Intel
®
64 and IA-32 Intel Architectures Software Developer's Manual Volume 3B: System
Programming Guide
Nomenclature
Errata
are design defects or errors. Errata may cause the Intel
®
Pentium
®
4
processor’s behavior to deviate from published specifications. Hardware and software
designed to be used with any given stepping must assume that all errata
documented for that stepping are present on all devices.
Specification Changes
are modifications to the current published specifications.
These changes will be incorporated in the next release of the specifications.
Specification Clarifications
describe a specification in greater detail or further
highlight a specification’s impact to a complex design situation. These clarifications
will be incorporated in the next release of the specifications.
Documentation Changes
include typos, errors, or omissions from the current
published specifications. These changes will be incorporated in the next release of the
specifications.
Note:
Errata remain in the specification update throughout the product’s lifecycle, or until a
particular stepping is no longer commercially available. Under these circumstances,
errata removed from the specification update are archived and available upon
request. Specification changes, specification clarifications and documentation
changes are removed from the specification update when the appropriate changes
are made to the appropriate product specification or user documentation
(datasheets, manuals, etc.).
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