Sorry that at closer look of T5500, stepping L2 has Virtualization 
Technology:
http://processorfinder.intel.com/List.aspx?ProcFam=2643&sSpec=&OrdCode=


Steven Wong wrote:
> I think T5500 has no virtualization support. So your Sony Vaio bios 
> simply does not has the option:
> http://www.intel.com/products/processor_number/chart/core2duo.htm
>
>
> Steven
>
>
> James Cornell wrote:
>   
>> Intel Core Duo T2600 and higher have virtualization support.
>>
>> James
>>
>> On Dec 7, 2007, at 5:48 AM, Douglas Atique wrote:
>>
>>   
>>     
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I would like to confirm which processors support the HVM full  
>>> virtualization mode.
>>>
>>> I own a Sony VGN-N38ZW which is equipped with an Intel Core 2 Duo  
>>> T5500 processor and its BIOS doesn't present any options to enable VT.
>>>
>>> Since the machine is pretty new it is still in the warranty period,  
>>> thus I opened a case on Vaio support site to ask about this.  
>>> According to them VT is not supported and no BIOS updates will come  
>>> out.
>>>
>>> I don't trust the explanation they gave me, because there was none  
>>> at all. I would like to know whether this is really true.
>>>
>>> I have read reports of programs who write NVRAM locations to work  
>>> around the BIOS and enable VT. Is this possible? Or maybe is it  
>>> possible to run some program in Solaris to enable VT?
>>>
>>> In case this is really true and I won't be able to use VT on this  
>>> notebook, does anyone recommend any other notebooks for running  
>>> Windows and other stuff on top of OpenSolaris? I have heard that the  
>>> MacBook Pro will do it, but I am afraid SXCE won't run on it.
>>>
>>> Any hints appreciated.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Douglas
>>>
>>>
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