diff --git a/doc/FAQ.md b/doc/FAQ.md
index 88a0266d..9f984b66 100644
--- a/doc/FAQ.md
+++ b/doc/FAQ.md
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ Answer: yes, it does. An example of how to run PCM inside a docker container is
 
 pcm-power reports "Unsupported processor model". Can you add support for pcm-power for my CPU?
 
-Answer: most likely you have a client CPU which does not have required hardware performance monitoring units. PCM-power can not work without them.
+Answer: most likely you have a client CPU which does not have required hardware performance monitoring units. PCM-power can not work without them. For basic power and C-state metrics on client processors, please use the main `pcm` utility.
 
 ## Q6
 
 pcm-memory reports that the CPU is not supported. Can you add support for pcm-memory for my CPU?
 
-Answer: most likely you have a client CPU which does not have required hardware performance monitoring units. PCM-memory can not work without them.
+Answer: most likely you have a client CPU which does not have required hardware performance monitoring units. PCM-memory can not work without them. For processor-level memory bandwidth statistics on client processors, please use the main `pcm` utility.
 
 ## Q7
 
diff --git a/src/pcm-memory.cpp b/src/pcm-memory.cpp
index ab6a63fc..e38b0ee8 100644
--- a/src/pcm-memory.cpp
+++ b/src/pcm-memory.cpp
@@ -1546,6 +1546,7 @@ int mainThrows(int argc, char * argv[])
     if (!m->hasPCICFGUncore())
     {
         cerr << "Unsupported processor model (0x" << std::hex << cpu_family_model << std::dec << ").\n";
+        cerr << "pcm-memory requires server uncore PMU hardware which is not available on client or unsupported processors (see doc/FAQ.md#q6).\n";
         if (m->memoryTrafficMetricsAvailable())
             cerr << "For processor-level memory bandwidth statistics please use 'pcm' utility\n";
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
diff --git a/src/pcm-power.cpp b/src/pcm-power.cpp
index 77104d56..fc53312b 100644
--- a/src/pcm-power.cpp
+++ b/src/pcm-power.cpp
@@ -640,6 +640,8 @@ int mainThrows(int argc, char * argv[])
     if (!(m->hasPCICFGUncore()))
     {
         cerr << "Unsupported processor model (0x" << std::hex << cpu_family_model << std::dec << ").\n";
+        cerr << "pcm-power requires server uncore PMU hardware which is not available on client or unsupported processors (see doc/FAQ.md#q5).\n";
+        cerr << "For basic power and C-state metrics on this processor, please use the main 'pcm' utility.\n";
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/pcm-memory-fuzz.cpp b/tests/pcm-memory-fuzz.cpp
index c042d24f..6a9ba53a 100644
--- a/tests/pcm-memory-fuzz.cpp
+++ b/tests/pcm-memory-fuzz.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ extern "C" int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *data, size_t size)
         if (!m->hasPCICFGUncore())
         {
                 cerr << "Unsupported processor model (0x" << std::hex << cpu_family_model << std::dec << ").\n";
+                cerr << "pcm-memory requires server uncore PMU hardware which is not available on client or unsupported processors (see doc/FAQ.md#q6).\n";
                 if (m->memoryTrafficMetricsAvailable())
                         cerr << "For processor-level memory bandwidth statistics please use 'pcm' utility\n";
                 return 0;