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diff --git a/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml b/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml
index 1d02bd440..6f8f784e6 100644
--- a/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml
+++ b/en/hardware/hardware-supported.xml
@@ -186,7 +186,18 @@ for information on any of the other Debian-supported architectures
take a look at the
<ulink url="http://www.debian.org/ports/">Debian-Ports</ulink> pages.
-</para><para condition="new-arch">
+</para>
+<caution arch="ia64"><para>
+
+The &arch-title; architecture only supports Intel Itanium processors
+and not the much more common 64-bit processors from the EM64T family
+(including e.g. the Pentium&nbsp;D and the Core2&nbsp;Duo). Those
+systems are supported by the <emphasis>amd64</emphasis> architecture
+or, if you prefer a 32-bit userland, the <emphasis>i386</emphasis>
+architecture.
+
+</para></caution>
+<para condition="new-arch">
This is the first official release of &debian; for the &arch-title;
architecture. We feel that it has proven itself sufficiently to be