Changes between Version 18 and Version 19 of Requirements


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Timestamp:
Oct 16, 2013, 12:02:15 AM (11 years ago)
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David Azarewicz
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  • Requirements

    v18 v19  
    11= System Requirements, Limitations, and Handling Problems =
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    3 Your system should *always* boot and run correctly with no PSD installed. If it does not,
    4 fix those problems first before testing a PSD. Note that some systems have a BIOS that
    5 does not properly initialize all the devices in the system (Notably Acer), so some
    6 devices may not work when booting without the PSD, but your system should boot.   
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    83Hardware and BIOS:
    94* Your system must have generic, standards compliant hardware. The PSD has workarounds for, and will work on systems with minor hardware quirks. However, systems that employ major deviations from the standards may not work properly. See the Problematic Hardware and Vendors section below. In summary, AMD CPUs and chipsets are OK, Intel CPUs and chipsets are OK, Nvidia hardware is not recommended.
     5* Your system must have a standards compliant BIOS. The PSD has workarounds for, and will work on systems with minor BIOS defects. However if certain critical pieces are missing or don't work, you will not be able to boot.
    106* Your system must have valid ACPI tables that properly describe the hardware. The PSD has workarounds for some common minor ACPI defects, so systems with these minor ACPI defects will work. Systems with seriously broken ACPI tables will not work properly.
    117* If any devices uses an interrupt higher than 31, those devices will not work and may prevent the system from booting.