JSI Tip 8902. When you attempt to install Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems, you receive 'this system does not support a local APIC'?

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 888931 Describes behavior where you receive the error message “Attempting to load an x64 operating system, however this system does not support a local APIC” when you try to install a 64-bit-based edition of Windows Server 2003.