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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Are there any pros/cons to enabling virtualization on my computer?
If I am not using any virtualization software on my computer, do I gain or lose anything by enabling (or disabling) x86 virtualization?
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Maximum amount of hard drives in 64-bit Linux?
Is there a maximum amount of hard drives that one can connect to a 64-bit linux machine? I'm not concerned with practicality, as my situation involves a VM.
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Can I create a virtual network interface to connect to a real network device?
I have a networked windows pc with 2 network interfaces.
The first connects to a lan with ip address 10.1..
The second connects to another lan with ip address 10.2..
Maybe it's a dumb question, ...
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Best virtual machine software for AMD fusion series. (C-50)
I am planning on installing a Windows XP vm on a AMD C-50 processor. Host OS will be windows 7 home premium.
What software should I be using?
Performance is my greatest concern, as the processor isn'...
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Do mobile AMD A8 processors support IOMMU/VT-D PCI Passthrough for virtual machines?
I have been looking at laptops lately, and I was wondering if the laptop AMD A8 CPUs support PCI passthrough in Xen Hypervisor or KVM. If they do, which specific CPU model numbers are known to support ...
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Emulate hardware on non-VM machine
Okay, so here is my situation. I have some software which looks for an installed Video Input Card and based on if it finds anything launches 1 of 2 Renderers, one that launches as fullscreen render ...
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How can I enable hardware virtualization when it has been locked in my Dell Vostro 220 PC?
I need help in unlocking my Dell Vostro 220 hardware virtualization.
I ran SecurAble and it gave me the results below:
64-bit Maximum Word Length
Hardware D.E.P --- YES
Hardware Virtualization --- ...
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How to enable hardware virtualization on Asus motherboard
I have motherboard model: Asus MB P8Z68-V LX; LGA1155, Intel Z68 and processor Intel Core i7-2600 (LGA1155)
Searches on the Internet indicate hardware virtualization should be possible with these ...
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VT-x/AMD-V hardware acceleration not operational with VirtualBox
I am trying to install OS X with VirtualBox, on my Windows 7 laptop. I see the following error message:
VT-x/AMD-V hardware acceleration has been enabled, but is not operational.
Certain guests (e.g....
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Does G41 chipset support virtualization?
I'm confused because Wikipedia it clearly says that Intel G41 chipset does NOT support
Hardware Virtualization. However, from GA-EP41T-UD3L manual, which has G41, I see that its bios has ...
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Difference between Mac and Windows Host for XP Guest in VirtualBox
Here's the setup: I have an older piece of remote monitoring equipment, known as a Badger. The GUI control software that runs on Windows is a Java app, the CD has a date of 2003 but I think the ...
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Why do PC manufacturers disable advanced CPU features in the BIOS by default?
I've got a Dell Precision T5400 here, and had to go into the BIOS and flip on VT before I was able to run VMs. While I was in there, I found that several other features were disabled (even really ...
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Setting up a bare-metal virtualized system where hypervisor hosts a SW RAID
[I am completely new to running "bare metal" virtualized hardware, so please lead me to TFM, so I can R it.]
What I was hoping to do, is to have some kind of bare metal virtualized server setup, but ...
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Remotely connecting a USB device
I need to "remotely" connect a USB device. I need to sync my PDA with my home computer when I only have physical access to my laptop.
I am able to use TeamViewer to remotely control the target ...
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Q9550 CPU Not supporting Hardware Virtualization?
According to Intel's Website, my Q9550 processor should support Hardware Virtualization. (It says on the box and many other sources too, so the website isn't wrong). However, according to Microsoft's ...
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