Thanks for the DELL BIOS POST information! -Alex On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 1:38 PM, Phil Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Chris Snook wrote: > >> Christopher A. Williams wrote: >> >>> On Sun, 2008-07-20 at 08:15 -0400, Alex Katebi wrote: >>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> I can not find laptop or desktop hardware that supports KVM >>>> Virtualization (Intel-VT or AMD-V). >>>> I like Dell laptops but there is no information regarding hardware >>>> assisted virtualization (Hypervisor). >>>> Can I get some recommendation? >>>> >>> >>> Actually this isn't as hard as it sounds if you're looking to buy a >>> *new* laptop. Pretty much anything out there today supports Intel VT / >>> AMD-V now. The main thing you'll need to make sure of is that you have >>> enabled this in the BIOS. There are quite a few systems that still ship >>> with this feature disabled for some reason. >>> >> >> Actually, Intel only enables it on the high-end Core2 chips, so you need >> to get a chip that's at least somewhat high-end, or at least that was >> high-end when first introduced on the market. Dell clearly identifies these >> with 'VT' in the processor description. You do *not* need V-pro support. >> That's just for a BIOS-based hypervisor that Intel offers for management, >> mostly for corporate desktops. >> > > > No only that, but Dell goes to great pains to HIDE the virtualization > enabler switch in the BIOS. It can be under POST or CPU. And it is always > OFF by default. > > Good Luck! > > PS A a new Dell laptop is on order, and I won't know for sure if it > supports KVM until its on and working. And it needs to. There are 4 VMs > that are needed to run from time to time. > > There have been several systems received where virtualization should have > been available, but the BIOS simply didn't show it, although the CPU has the > exact same part number as other that do work. BIOS versions were also > identical. > > YMMV, but Dell platinum support is ignorant of intel VT, or AMD VM > supported virtualization, its uses, how to enable it, or any other thing > about it. > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
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