A.3 Supported Guest Operating Systems - AMD SimNow Simulator 4.4.4 User Manual

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In order to use unbuffered DDR/DDR2 memory we recommend using the
"simnow_DDRx_yyyy_.spd" SPD files. To use buffered DDR/DDR2 memory use the
"simnow_DDRx_yyyy_reg.spd" SPD files (for DDR2 x = 2 and yyyy = size in Mbytes).

A.3 Supported Guest Operating Systems

Table 15-5 lists the guest OS compatibility matrix.
Operating System
Windows 2000 UP
Windows XP (32-Bit) UP
Windows XP (32 Bit) MP
Windows XP (64-Bit) UP
Windows Server 2003 (32-Bit) UP
Windows Server 2003 (64-Bit) UP
Windows Server 2003 (64-Bit) MP
Windows Vista (32-Bit/64-Bit) UP/MP
Windows Server 2008
MS-DOS
Linux (32-bit/64-bit), RedHat/SuSE, UP/MP
SUSE LiveCD 9.1
SUSE LiveCD 9.2
SUSE LiveCD 9.3
SUSE 10.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Solaris x86
Solaris 10 for AMD64
The simulator has recently (but not specifically tested for this release):
 Successfully completed a 64-bit SpecJBB run on a simulated 4-processor
machine. The simulator has also successfully completed the entire SPECint2000
and SPECfp2000 suite.
 Successfully completed an in-memory run of TPC-C on a simulated multi-
processor system, as well as parts of TPC-C on a simulated RAID device.
 Successfully completed Sysmark® 2004's Office Productivity section and parts of
Internet Content Creation.
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No known issues.
No known issues.
No known issues.
No known issues.
No known issues.
No known issues.
No known issues.
No known issues.
No known issues.
No known issues.
Kernel versions 2.4 and 2.6 are all known to work.
Hangs during PCMCIA probe when the VESA
BIOS Extension is enabled and the active VESA
Mode is not 1024x768.
No known issues.
No support for initial graphical setup screen. Setup
screen will appear in text mode.
No known issues.
No known issues.
No known issues.
No known issues.
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