The IA-32 Software Developer’s Manual, Volume 3: System Programming Guide (Order
Number 245472), is part of a three-volume set that describes the architecture and programming
environment of all IA-32 Intel® Architecture processors.
The IA-32 Software Developer’s Manual, Volume 3, describes
the operating-system support environment of an IA-32 processor, including memory management,
protection, task management, interrupt and exception handling, and system management
mode. It also provides IA-32 processor compatibility information. This volume is aimed at operating-
system and BIOS designers and programmers.(The IA-32 Software Developer s Manual, Volume 3: System Programming Guide (OrderNumber 245472), is part of a three-volume set that describes the architecture and programmingenvironment of all IA-32 Intel ? Architecture processors.The IA-32 Software Developer s Manual, Volume 3, describesthe operating-system support environment of an IA-32 processor, including memory management, protection, task management, interrupt and exception handling, and system managementmode. It also provides IA-32 processor compatibility information. This volume is aimed at operating-system and BIOS designers and programmers.)