Questions tagged [hardware-virtualization]
Hardware-Virtualization allows one computer to allow emulation of another complete computer by providing hardware-based programs and components
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ZFS vs raw disk for storing virtual machines: trade-offs
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I am planning to set up a KVM to run Windows and Linux on the same workstation, and am undecided about how to set up the disks. It is my understanding that raw disks typically improve ...
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What is a "raw disk" and how are filesystems set up on one?
I am trying to understand how "raw disks" work on virtual machines.
If I understand correctly, if I want to run Windows off of a raw disk with KVM as my host, I must install NTFS drivers on the host, ...
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Is virtualization available on my Dell Inspiron 560 Desktop?
I want to enable virtualization on my Dell Inspiron 560 with an Intel Pentium Dual-Core E6700 CPU, but I don't know if it's possible. I've heard about it not being in the BIOS (or at least hidden), ...
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Dual boot Windows 10 & Ubuntu, also run Ubuntu in hyper-v?
I dual-boot with separate SSD's for Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.04. Is there a way that I can virtualize the Ubuntu 16.04 SSD in Hyper-V or VirtualBox and still be able to dual boot?
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How do I enable virtualization in Windows 10?
I'm doing a Cordova tutorial and I wanted to enable Hyper-V for phone emulation. Problem was, when I went to toggle it in Control Panel, it said "Hyper-V cannot be installed: Virtualization support is ...
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What does a hypervisor means in the context of virtual machines?
In this Harvard lecture about HTTP and VPS at min 59:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KuO4r5CHjM the lecturer talks about Virtual Private Servers and Virtual Machines. He said that they are managed ...
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Trying to enable hardware virtualization in BIOS, but POWER SURGE DETECTED and BIOS reset. ASUS Z97-E
I just bought this computer with ASUS Z97-E motherboard and Intel i7 4790k. I really would like to enable hardware virtualization so I can use install 64-bit OS as my guest machine.
The problem is, ...
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2 Slightly Different CPUs, Same Workload, VASTLY different usage?
Machines involved:
Whitebox i5-2500k, 32gb, 4xSSd in raid 10
Lenovo TS440 with Xeon 1225v3, 32gb, and 4xSSD in raid 10
Both machines are configured the same software wise. Both machines have a quad ...
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Does "Intel® Virtualization Technology" provide advantages for a desktop user?
I was reading on virtualization and the associated costs. For servers or people, running VMs, there is apparent an advantage in a CPU with hardware virtualization support.
But what about the average ...
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Is my mainboard HAV compatible?
How do I see if my Hardware-Assisted-Virtualization is compatible?
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Virtualization: Performance and practicality as a syncronization solution
I basically want my laptop and desktop to be entirely synced to each other, I was wondering if it is possible to virtualize my laptop to have the same everything as my desktop. I don't know if this is ...
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Mouse movements 90• rotated (Definitely caused by hardware)
My external wifi mouse works fine but when I move it to right the cursor moves to up side and other ways have same issue. I tried it with on windows,Linux OS on my laptop and on windows on my friend's ...
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Can't enable Hyper-V - Error 0x80070057
I'm currently trying to enable Hyper-V on my HP ProBook 450 G2 with Windows 10 Education but I get error code 0x80070057.
I already checked the following things:
Virtualization is enabled in the ...
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Oracle virtualbox not allowing than one CPU - Hardware virtualization not available
I have the following hardware configuration:
Processor: AMD FX-8120 (Zambezi)
Board: ASUS M5A88-M
OS : Windows 8.1
RAM : 4GB DDR3
I installed Genymotion which created a virtual machine for Android. ...
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Windows XP virtual machine in VirtualBox fails to boot after disabling VT-x/AMD-V
I use VirtualBox 4.3.4 and I want to move a Windows XP base VM from my PC to my laptop.
I have a 64-bit Windows 8 on on my PC so VirtualBox supports CPU acceleration and hardware virtualization. But ...
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