On 02/02/2010 13:43, Odd wrote: > Robert P. J. Day wrote: >> On Tue, 2 Feb 2010, Odd wrote: >> >>> ola...@gmail.com wrote: >>>> Also you can use Xen but you still need special hardware like the >>>> latest CPUs from AMD or Intel for Windows run... >>> Be careful though. Not all of Intel's latest stuff has hardware >>> support for virtualization. Check this list before buying: >>> http://ark.intel.com/VTList.aspx >> >> as i recall, some CPUs actually have HW virt support, but it's been >> disabled in the BIOS. can anyone find something online that describes >> anyone who tripped over such a situation, and attempted to (re)enable >> that on their own? > > I had to enable it in the BIOS on my Gigabyte motherboard. It was > very easy though, juse enable or disable. >
I can back this up, it will be in the BIOS. Also, ESXi 4.0 needs it turned on. If you get the Intel website for CPU specs you will find a table telling you if it has it or not. For example; http://ark.intel.com/ProductCollection.aspx?familyId=594 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
