The IA-32 Intel Architecture Software Developer’s Manual, Volume 1: Basic Architecture (Order
Number 245470) is part of a three-volume set that describes the architecture and programming
environment of all IA-32 Intel Architecture processors.
The IA-32 Intel Architecture Software Developer’s Manual, Volume 2: Instruction Set Reference
(Order Number 245471) is part of a three-volume set that describes the architecture and
programming environment of all IA-32 Intel® Architecture processors.
the IA-32 Intel Architecture Software
Developer’s Manual, Volume 2, describes the instructions set of the processor and the
opcode structure. These two volumes are aimed at application programmers who are writing
programs to run under existing operating systems or executives.
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.
