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AMD Athlon™ 64 and AMD Opteron™ Processors: BIOS and Kernel Developer's Guide

Document Overview

This comprehensive guide is designed for developers and engineers focused on low-level system programming for AMD Athlon™ 64 and AMD Opteron™ processors. It delves into the intricacies of BIOS development, operating system kernel modules, and driver creation.

Key Technical Areas

Processor initialization and configuration procedures.
Detailed memory system configuration and management.
HyperTransport™ technology implementation and enumeration.
Machine Check Architecture for error detection and reporting.
Power and thermal management features.
Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) functionalities.
Specific register details and revision-specific differences.

Intended Audience

This technical manual serves as an essential resource for software developers, system architects, and firmware engineers requiring in-depth knowledge of AMD processor hardware for system optimization and custom development.

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26094 BIOS and Kernel Developes Guide for AMD Athlon 64 and AMD Opteron Processors Feb2006 Acrobat Distiller 7.0 (Windows)

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