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<li>2 CPU sockets (G34 compatible)</li>
<li>HyperTransport™ Technology 3.0</li>
<li>
- CPUs supported (not provided by Minifree, yet):
+ CPUs supported:
<ul>
- <li>AMD Opteron 6100 series (Fam10h. No IOMMU support. <b>Not</b> recommended)</li>
- <li>AMD Opteron 6200 series (Fam15h, with full IOMMU support in libreboot)</li>
- <li>AMD Opteron 6300 series (Fam15h, with full IOMMU support in libreboot. <b>Recommended</b></li>
+ <li>AMD Opteron 6100 series (Fam10h. No IOMMU support. <b>Not</b> recommended - old. View errata datasheet here: <a href="http://support.amd.com/TechDocs/41322_10h_Rev_Gd.pdf">http://support.amd.com/TechDocs/41322_10h_Rev_Gd.pdf</a>)</li>
+ <li>AMD Opteron 6200 series (Fam15h, with full IOMMU support in libreboot - <strong>highly recommended - fast, and works well without microcode updates, including virtualization</strong>)</li>
+ <li>AMD Opteron 6300 series (Fam15h, with full IOMMU support in libreboot. <b>AVOID LIFE THE PLAGUE - virtualization is broken without microcode updates.</b></li>
+ <li>
+ NOTE: 6300 series CPUs have buggy microcode built-in, and libreboot recommends avoiding the updates. The 6200 series CPUs have more reliable microcode.
+ Look at this errata datasheet: <a href="http://support.amd.com/TechDocs/48063_15h_Mod_00h-0Fh_Rev_Guide.pdf">http://support.amd.com/TechDocs/48063_15h_Mod_00h-0Fh_Rev_Guide.pdf</a>
+ (see Errata 734 - this is what kills the 6300 series)
+ </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>6.4 GT/s per link (triple link)</li>