Hmmmm? VirtualBox doesn't like Intel?

[Eric Shubert]

kitepilot at kitepilot.com wrote:
> Sometime ago I got to virtualize this bare-metal WinXP laptop under 
> *Ubuntu and I was happy.
> Later on, the performance proved to be unbearable (processor pegged at 
> 100% load 100% of the time) and I was unhappy.
> Life went on.
> Bug went itching...
> Geek sprung into action and:
> I vdi(ed) the laptop's HD and fired up a run-of-mill VM and...
> surprise, surprise...
> VirtualBox running in this AMD-64 processor (not sure what, research 
> still not in full swing) runs my Virtual XP juuuuust fiiiine...
> Same VM running on the Intel "Core Duo" of the laptop, SUUUUCKS! 100%... :(
> 4GB RAM both machines, *Ubuntu 10.04.
> Does this make any sense?
> ET

I would check to see if the Intel CPU supports virtualization extensions 
(VT-x, EPT). If so, check to be sure they're enabled in the bios. If 
not, that would be at least part of the difference.

-- 
-Eric 'shubes'