Support for Itanium-based processors that use a large instruction cache in Windows Server 2003 (916467)

SUMMARY

This article describes a software update that introduces support in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based processors. This update applies to Windows Server 2003 installations for which the following conditions are true:

The Itanium-based processor uses an instruction cache that is larger than the data cache.
The instruction cache is not coherent with the data cache.

The affected Itanium-based processors include the Intel Itanium 2 and Montecito processors.

MORE INFORMATION

A supported feature that modifies the product's default behavior is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to modify the behavior that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that specifically require it. This feature may receive additional testing. Therefore, if the system is not severely affected by the lack of this feature, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Windows Server 2003 service pack that contains this feature.

To obtain this feature immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

You have to restart your computer after you apply this software update.

Software update replacement information

This software update does not replace any other software updates.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Ntkrnlmp.exe	5.2.3790.2657	6,501,376	10-Mar-2006	03:42	IA-64

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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