Re: [Xen-users] Hardware requirements to run Windows on Xen

[Roland May <Tinitus1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Am Freitag 10 März 2006 06:45 schrieb Yasir Assam:
> Hello,
>
> Apologies if this has been asked before.
>
> I've never used Xen before and I'd like to buy a new machine to try it
> on. I'd like to run Windows and Linux on it.
>
> I've read online that I'll need either an Intel VT-x or AMD Pacifica
> chip to be able to run Windows on a Xen server. As far as I know,
> Pacifica chips aren't on the market yet, but VT-x chips are in the form
> of the Pentium-D 9xx CPUs.
>
> My question is this: if I buy a Pentium-D 9xx system, how I can tell
> whether the motherboard/BIOS support hardware virtualization such that I
> can install and run Windows on Xen?
I have a Ausus P5LD2 Deluxe with VT support. But I never tested to run 
Windows. Because of there is no Packet with xen with enabled VT to find for 
gentoo;-(
>
> Is there anything else I need to look out for when buying a system for Xen?
>
> Thanks,
> Yasir
>
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