Virtualisation

AntimatterAsh

AntimatterAsh

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Is there a way to enable virtualisation for AMD64 clients on my Advent QC7003 with Win7 x64 Ultimate on it? Being a AMD64 processor, I expected it to be able to handle 64 bit virtual machines (Oracle Virtual Box Free), but there is no option for 64 bit OSes in the software. Any ideas?

Sorry if this is in the wrong place.
 
Uh...they're there.

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Also go in the BIOS and be sure virtualization is enabled.
 
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voyagerfan99 said:
Uh...they're there.

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Also go in the BIOS and be sure virtualization is enabled.
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They are not in the list. They do not appear.

:P hence my problem. I get no option for 7 x64, Vista x64, 2003 x64, etc.

Plus there is no option for Virtualisation in the BIOS. I have already checked all of this, as I use Virtual Box alot anyway, but I was just wondering if anyone has any ideas :P cheers anyway though Voyager and Lucas.
 
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mtb211 said:
no virtualzation option in the bios? Thats very odd... "enable virtualzation?"
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None. This PC is a C2Q Q8200. Advent, it is like 5 years old. To make sure it was not just Virtual Box, I installed VMWare Player... and still I have the same problem:
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N.B. I am trying to install #! Linux on the VM (since I have 6GB RAM, I may as well take advantage of the 64 bit processor). But if I ask for Windows xx x64, (xx being any version of Windows), it still does not work.

Maybe the motherboard is too old for virtualisation. The BIOS always takes around 50 seconds to POST (it always has...no idea why), so it is quite old, compared to Laptops like my i3 for example that don't even have time to show a logo before POSTing.
 
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voyagerfan99 said:
You said in your OP that you were using VirtualBox. Your screenshot shows you using VMware Player. Just use Virtualbox.

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
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AntimatterAsh said:
None. This PC is a C2Q Q8200. Advent, it is like 5 years old. To make sure it was not just Virtual Box, I installed VMWare Player... and still I have the same problem:
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Cheers for the help anyway though. I am just trying out VMPlayer to see whether I prefer it.
 
You can't run 64-bit guest OSes (so 64-bit OSes in virtual machines) without virualization being enabled in the BIOS, regardless of whether your host OS (so the one installed on your PC) is 64-bit or not. If you don't have it it in the BIOS, tough. :P With your board being one from an OEM, it's not a massive surprise that the option isn't there.

That goes for pretty much any virtual machine software, whether it be VMware or VirtualBox.
 
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spirit said:
You can't run 64-bit guest OSes (so 64-bit OSes in virtual machines) without virualization being enabled in the BIOS, regardless of whether your host OS (so the one installed on your PC) is 64-bit or not.
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Well I learned something new today.
 
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