https://community.sony.fi/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-enable-vt-extensions-on-vaio-laptop-with-upgraded-cpu/m-p/217525#M40622 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P class="MsoNoSpacing"><SPAN style="font-family: " arial="">There is a BIOS update for the original CPU. If your VAIO hardware supports Intel Virtualization Technology, this setting will be added to the BIOS.</SPAN></P><P></P><P class="MsoNoSpacing"><SPAN style="font-family: " arial="">Whether this will work for upgraded hardware I don’t know. </SPAN></P><P></P><P class="MsoNoSpacing"><SPAN style="font-family: " arial=""><A href="http://support.vaio.sony.eu/computing/vaio/downloads/info/info.aspx?l=en_GB&amp;url=VAIO/Updates/EP0000208404.exe&amp;m=VGN-FW51JF_H&amp;ip=EP0000208404.htm">http://support.vaio.sony.eu/computing/vaio/downloads/info/info.aspx?l=en_GB&amp;url=VAIO/Updates/EP0000208404.exe&amp;m=VGN-FW51JF_H&amp;ip=EP0000208404.htm</A></SPAN></P><P></P><P class="MsoNoSpacing"><SPAN style="font-family: " times="" new="" roman=""> </SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 08 May 2011 08:51:42 GMT rich912 2011-05-08T08:51:42Z https://community.sony.fi/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-enable-vt-extensions-on-vaio-laptop-with-upgraded-cpu/m-p/217524#M40621 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>have a SONY VAIO VGN-FW51JF laptop, which originally have Core 2 Duo P7450 CPU installed, which comes without VT-X extensions.</P><P></P><P>Apparently P7x50 CPU series with disabled VT-X were created for large customers like SONY, to reduce ambiguities related to series of notebooks with CPUs with VT extensions available but without an option to enable them in BIOS - all because better bulk price agreements with Intel require OEMs to disable VT extensions.</P><P></P><P>To the point - today I upgraded to P8700 and the CPU was bought in a retail box package so SONY agreements should not affect capabilities of my CPU. I know now my machine is not supported, at least by SONY servicing network/partners.</P><P></P><P>What options do I have to enable VT-X of my CPU? Is there any BIOS available to download for upgraded hardware or different series of VAIO laptops ?</P><P></P><P>It seems problems with lack of virtualization in VAIO are quite common, yet I hope there are some official solutions out there other than hacking a BIOS in some way, like using levicki's patch.</P><P></P><P>Is there any NVRAM setting which activates BIOS options, offset and value would be much appreciated.</P><P></P><P>Thanks.</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 07 May 2011 22:11:22 GMT https://community.sony.fi/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-enable-vt-extensions-on-vaio-laptop-with-upgraded-cpu/m-p/217524#M40621 tootoo 2011-05-07T22:11:22Z https://community.sony.fi/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-enable-vt-extensions-on-vaio-laptop-with-upgraded-cpu/m-p/217525#M40622 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P class="MsoNoSpacing"><SPAN style="font-family: " arial="">There is a BIOS update for the original CPU. If your VAIO hardware supports Intel Virtualization Technology, this setting will be added to the BIOS.</SPAN></P><P></P><P class="MsoNoSpacing"><SPAN style="font-family: " arial="">Whether this will work for upgraded hardware I don’t know. </SPAN></P><P></P><P class="MsoNoSpacing"><SPAN style="font-family: " arial=""><A href="http://support.vaio.sony.eu/computing/vaio/downloads/info/info.aspx?l=en_GB&amp;url=VAIO/Updates/EP0000208404.exe&amp;m=VGN-FW51JF_H&amp;ip=EP0000208404.htm">http://support.vaio.sony.eu/computing/vaio/downloads/info/info.aspx?l=en_GB&amp;url=VAIO/Updates/EP0000208404.exe&amp;m=VGN-FW51JF_H&amp;ip=EP0000208404.htm</A></SPAN></P><P></P><P class="MsoNoSpacing"><SPAN style="font-family: " times="" new="" roman=""> </SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 08 May 2011 08:51:42 GMT https://community.sony.fi/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-enable-vt-extensions-on-vaio-laptop-with-upgraded-cpu/m-p/217525#M40622 rich912 2011-05-08T08:51:42Z https://community.sony.fi/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-enable-vt-extensions-on-vaio-laptop-with-upgraded-cpu/m-p/217526#M40623 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks, it worked.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:35:35 GMT https://community.sony.fi/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-enable-vt-extensions-on-vaio-laptop-with-upgraded-cpu/m-p/217526#M40623 tootoo 2011-07-21T07:35:35Z