This page aims to cover links to information that has been removed from various documents but which may still be relevant for the purpose of backwards compatibility. It does not explain which technologies deprecate which, only variations between versions of a particular technology.
Intel SDM
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Comments
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| Intel486/Pentium test registers (TR3..TR7)
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Pentium MMX SDM (description, no instruction encodings)
IA-32 SDM Vol. 2B Sept. 2005 (instruction encodings)
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Cache testing is performed via MSRs on newer CPUs.
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UEFI specification
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Where to find
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Comments
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| Device I/O Protocol
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EFI 1.10 specification
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Replaced by PCI Root Bridge I/O protocols.
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| UGA I/O + UGA Draw Protocol
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EFI 1.10 specification
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Replaced by EFI Graphics Output Protocol.
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| USB Host Controller Protocol
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EFI 1.10 specification
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Replaced by USB2 Host Controller Protocol.
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| SCSI Passthru Protocol
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EFI 1.10 specification
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Replaced by Extended SCSI Passthru Protocol.
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| Driver Configuration Protocol
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UEFI 2.0 specification (including versions with errata applied)
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Removed in favour of a different mechanism.
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SMBIOS specification
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Comments
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| Plug-and-Play function interface
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SMBIOS 2.6.1 specification
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Replaced by a table-based method.
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