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 >>> >>> >>> This message posted from opensolaris.org >>> _______________________________________________ >>> xen-discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> xen-discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > xen-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ xen-discuss mailing list [email protected]
