What do the release notes from your BIOS update state? Usually those things are covered in there (adds, removes, fixes). > On Dec 6, 2014, at 7:40 PM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote: > > I flashed the BIOS with the latest release for the machine to version: 2RKT64BUS via the link below. > > http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/desktops-and-all-in-ones/thinkcentre-m-series-desktops/thinkcentre-m57p <http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/desktops-and-all-in-ones/thinkcentre-m-series-desktops/thinkcentre-m57p> > > under the 'Advanced' tab in the BIOS setup utility the following options: > > Enable VT-d > Enable TxT > > No longer appear. > > I should have thought to update the BIOS as soon as I got the machine. This was really nice able > to download the update right off the website in .iso format. > > Thanks! > > > Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2014 21:40:29 -0600 > From: kc0iog at gmail.com > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Using full virtualization capabilities of CPU > > On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 2:58 PM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com <mailto:pj.world at hotmail.com>> wrote: > > > Hello, I recently purchased a new/used computer it's a Lenovo ThinkCentre M57p. Model# MT-M 9088-A83 > > Some critical specifications for the unit are listed below. <---http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/pd001456 <http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/pd001456> > > Intel Core™ 2 Duo processor -E6550 > > > It looks like the Core 2 Duo CPU E-6000 series does in fact support VT-x > > terminal command ---> cat /proc/cpuinfo <---flags [vmx] <---appears on the computer. > > > When I enter the system Bios --> Setup Utility --> Advanced > > there are options: > > Intel (R) Virtualization Technology > > > > Enable TxT > > Enable VT-d > > Paul, > > Enabling VT-d in the BIOS should give you what you want to run Xen (or any hypervisor) on this system. I have a Lenovo M57p myself and run various hypervisors on it without issue. > > Beware of TxT. To be honest I had never heard of this, but after reading about it: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_Execution_Technology <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_Execution_Technology> > > I would be wary of enabling it. > > > Cause I don't see any options for GVT/d/g/s listed in the Bios selections of the Lenovo. > > I'm not sure where this requirement came from. VT-d is what you want, so if it's enabled, you should be good to go. > > Brian > > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota tclug-list at mn-linux.org http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org <mailto:tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20141206/91c4dc30/attachment.html>