On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 02:44:20PM -0400, Michael Mol wrote: > > I'm currently holding out on my Core2 though, because Haswell is on the > > doorstep, and I first wanna see what the market has to offer. The CPU part > > might not gain much in performance, but the graphics part got a big boost > > and > > all models support VT-d now (according to cpu-world.com). Plus theoretically > > I'm a bit more future-proof due to the new socket (which is probably the > > most > > annoying thing about the Intel world, compared to AMD). > > > > Be very careful. This laptop's processor does not have VT-x...and that > bit me.
At some point I found out that on my laptop I couldn't use VT-x either, even though the processor was supposed to support it. Doing a bit of digging in the tubes I found out that on many laptop it was disabled, and naturally the there was no option in the BIOS to enable it (even though it is a Pro line model, Samsung P50 for those who are interested). Thankfully, I found a (Windows) tool that would change that by doing some NVRAM voodoo. > […] > If buying an Intel part, I'd be very, very careful to make sure that it > supported all the features I want. I've been bit by that on this > laptop...I had no idea it wouldn't have VT-x. Well, in my (our?) case, it's a BIOS issue. I don't expect such issues for desktop systems which you built from scratch yourself. I wouldn't see a point for the manufacturer to artificially reduce functionality, because here it is very easy to buy a directly competing product. But I think I'm getting OT. -- Gruß | Greetings | Qapla’ Please do not share anything from, with or about me with any Facebook service. In plumbing, a straight flush is better than a full house.
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