blob: c36971be34e87ad45979d3e80c537e689157e4b5 (
plain)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
|
<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
<!-- $Id$ -->
<sect2 arch="i386"><title>CPU, Main Boards, and Video Support</title>
<para>
Complete information concerning supported peripherals can be found at
<ulink url="&url-hardware-howto;">Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO</ulink>.
This section merely outlines the basics.
</para>
<sect3><title>CPU</title>
<para>
Nearly all x86-based (IA-32) processors still in use in personal
computers are supported. This also includes 32-bit AMD and VIA
(former Cyrix) processors, and processors like the Athlon XP and Intel
P4 Xeon.
</para><para>
However, &debian; GNU/Linux &releasename; will
<emphasis>not</emphasis> run on 586 (Pentium) or earlier processors.
</para>
<note><para>
If your system has a 64-bit processor from the AMD64 or Intel 64 families,
you will probably want to use the installer for the amd64 architecture instead
of the installer for the (32-bit) i386 architecture.
</para></note>
</sect3>
<sect3 id="bus"><title>I/O Bus</title>
<para>
The system bus is the part of the motherboard which allows the CPU to
communicate with peripherals such as storage devices. Your computer
must use the PCI, PCIe, or PCI-X bus. Essentially all personal computers
sold in recent years use one of these.
</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
|
