Chapter 37. Pentium® 4 Processor Startup

The Previous Chapter

This chapter provided a detailed description of the automatic configuration of the Pentium® 4 processor when the system is first powered up. This included:

  • Setup and Hold Time Requirements.

  • Built-In Self-Test (BIST) Trigger.

  • The Cluster ID Assignment.

  • The Agent ID Assignment.

  • The Local APIC ID Assignment.

  • Error Observation Options.

  • In-Order Queue Depth Selection.

  • Power-On Restart Address.

  • Tri-State Mode.

  • Processor Core Speed Selection.

  • Bus Parking Option.

  • Hyper-Threading Option.

  • Program-Accessible Startup Features.

This Chapter

This chapter provides a detailed description of the processor's state immediately after reset is removed. It also describes how the Boot Strap Processor (BSP) is selected, ...

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