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Hardware-Virtualization allows one computer to allow emulation of another complete computer by providing hardware-based programs and components

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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 components, but I am not able to enable it. There is…
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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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Why is Hardware Assisted Virtualization disabled by default?

Why would vendors by default set hardware assisted virtualization off? I have a Lenovo Thinkpad X201 (64bit) but it seems this is the case with other vendors too. I want to run some virtual machines so I'm enabling it but I'm wondering if there are…
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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. OS/2 and QNX) require this feature. Please…
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Are there any benchmarks showing difference between hardware virtualisation enabled/disabled?

I have a 13" sub-laptop/large-netbook, it has an AMD Athlon Neo X2 L335, and I chose this one because it supports hardware virtualisation. In the end, I hardly do any virtualisation on it, however, when I do... it is fast. To my shock, I went in to…
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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 software is much older. The setup.exe does not run on…
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Unable to boot Ubuntu 64-bit in Virtualbox on Mac OS X

I have latest generation Macbook Pro 7.1 (Intel Core 2 Duo) running Mac OS X 10.6.6. I installed Virtuabox 4.0.2 and tried to boot Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit iso. The boot options screen from the live CD came up: However when I continued to load the live…
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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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Windows Virtual PC, multi-core possible?

I have a PC based on a "Intel i7 975". My OS is "Win7 Ultimate 64bit", and I have installed "Windows Virtual PC" + "XP Mode". My problem is that only ONE core is virtualized, so, can I virtualize two of my four cores? Thanks!
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How do you enable multi-core virtualization in Windows 8 Pro?

I've just got a new Dell Vostro 470 with a quad core (8 threads) i7 3770 and I'm trying to run virtual machines on it, which works fine, except if I want to assign multiple cores to a VM. I've checked the bios which states Intel Virtualization…
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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 PCI Passthrough? Note, I would look at Intel,…
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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 computer, and to VPN into it. Once, I found USB over…
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Virtualization not enabled in Windows 8, but enabled in BIOS

I have an i7-2640M processor in a Lenovo T520 laptop with the latest bios. Virtualization is enabled in the bios, and Hyper-V is enabled in Windows 8. Intels CPU tool and Speccy still report that virtualization isn't enabled. (I'm trying to install…
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CPU modes and recursive virtualisation

I'm trying to get my head around virtualisation and hypervisors. So the top OS, say Linux, runs in ring 0, with userspace programmes running in ring 3. The user boots up VMware, with Linux running within it. Which rings/modes is the virtual Linux…
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After enabling hardware virtualization, Windows 7 says it's not genuine

I had to enable hardware virtualization to run an IE7 VPC image. For some reason this makes my Windows installation think that it's not genuine. This in turn also makes Microsoft Security Essentials report that it will stop working in 30 days. I've…
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