General Requirements
CPU | Memory | Bus | Disk Interface | Distribution Media | Devices for Installing Solaris |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intel Pentium Intel Pentium Pro Intel Pentium with MMX Intel Pentium II Intel Pentium II Xeon Intel Celeron Intel Pentium III Intel Pentium III Xeon Intel Pentium 4 AMD-K5 AMD-K6 AMD-K6-2 AMD-K6-3 AMD Athlon (formerly Athlon K7) AMD Athlon XP AMD Duron | Minimum: 64 Mbytes Maximum: 32 Gbytes [IA based systems that use the Intel Pentium Pro and subsequently released Intel CPUs can address up to 32 Gbytes of physical memory. Individual processes are still limited to a maximum of 3.5 Gbytes of virtual address space however.] | PCI, ISA, VLB
| IDE, E-IDE, SCSI
| CD-ROM and a single boot diskette | Diskette drive and one of the following devices:
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Conventions Used
Pentium system platforms and motherboards listed in this document show the CPU type and speed in parentheses after the model name.
The term (P-xxx) indicates a Pentium processor. The xxx is replaced by the speed of the system in megahertz. For example, P-100 indicates a 100-MHz Pentium processor.
The term (PP-xxx) indicates a Pentium Pro processor. The xxx is replaced by the speed of the system in megahertz. For example, PP-150 indicates a 150-MHz Pentium Pro processor.
The term (PII-xxx) indicates a Pentium II processor. The xxx is replaced by the speed of the system in megahertz. For example, PII-233 indicates a 233-MHz Pentium II processor.
The term (PIII-xxx) indicates a Pentium III processor. The xxx is replaced by the speed of the system in megahertz. For example, PIII-450 indicates a 450-MHz Pentium III processor.
The term (P4-xxx) indicates a Pentium 4 processor. The xxx is replaced by the speed of the system in megahertz. For example, P4-933 indicates a 933-MHz Pentium 4 processor.
In Chapter 3, Supported Devices, peripherals that require additional configuration and that have a Device Reference Page in the Solaris 8 (x86 Platform Edition) Device Configuration Guide are marked with a # symbol.
