On 04/13/2013 05:49 PM, Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > 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. >
You can also look up the part directly on Intel's website. In my case: http://ark.intel.com/products/55626/Intel-Pentium-Processor-B940-(2M-Cache-2_00-GHz) Relevant line: Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) No
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