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VMWare: Issue Running 64-bit Guest OS on HP 8710w

January 17, 2009

I successully re-image my laptop, HP 8710w using XP 64-bit. After quite some time, I tested the machine and everything are in place and stable system.

Now, I’m trying to setup the RHEL 4.0 64-bit guest on top of it. There’s no issue when I install VMWare Server. But when I try to startup 64-bit guest, I encounter error message:

This CPU is VT-capable, but VT is not enabled (check your BIOS settings).
You have configured this virtual machine as a 64-bit guest operating system. However, this host’s CPU is not capable of running 64-bit virtual machines or this virtual machine has 64-bit support disabled.
For more detailed information, see http://www.vmware.com/info?id=152

I went to BIOS and enable the VT:
System Configuration > Device Configuration > Virtualization Technology = Enable
Then I rebooted the laptop, and the same error still come up.

Until, I found this website, then I power-off my laptop make sure everything is off. After couple of minutes, I started up the laptop, and the RHEL 64-bit can be started up!

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