Re: Oops: Hmmmm? VirtualBox doesn't like Intel?

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Author: Eric Shubert
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To: plug-discuss
Subject: Re: Oops: Hmmmm? VirtualBox doesn't like Intel?
Jim March wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 5:10 PM,
> <> wrote:
>> After reading some of the answers (thanks!), I realized that I have an
>> ambiguity in the description of my problem.
>> What happens is that the GUEST (Win XP) maxes out its processor (as reported
>> by the WinXP task manager) on Intel, but works fine on AMD.
>> The host (*Ubuntu 10.04), on the other hand, seems unaffected and runs OK on
>> either brand.
>> Again, THANKS! :)
>> ET
>
> Question: does your particular Intel CPU have the "VTx" hardware
> virtualization extensions?
>
> A lot of the lower-end AMD chips have AMD's equivelent, "AMD-x". Way
> too many lower-end Intel chips don't, even when they're in the same
> price range or even above the AMD chips that do.
>
> I have a low-grade Intel "Pentium dual-core" chip that lacks VT-x.
> Drives me nuts.
>
> Jim


The lack of VT-x will slow you down, but it shouldn't kill you in and of
itself. Which processes in task manager are the hogs? Windows Search 4.0
can eat it up. I uninstall that when I see it.

--
-Eric 'shubes'

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