I flashed the BIOS with the latest release for the machine to version: 2RKT64BUS via the link below. http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/desktops-and-all-in-ones/thinkcentre-m-series-desktops/thinkcentre-m57p under the 'Advanced' tab in the BIOS setup utility the following options: Enable VT-d Enable TxT No longer appear. I should have thought to update the BIOS as soon as I got the machine. This was really nice able to download the update right off the website in .iso format. Thanks! Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2014 21:40:29 -0600 From: kc0iog at gmail.com To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Using full virtualization capabilities of CPU On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 2:58 PM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote: > Hello, I recently purchased a new/used computer it's a Lenovo ThinkCentre M57p. Model# MT-M 9088-A83 > Some critical specifications for the unit are listed below. <---http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/pd001456 > Intel Core™ 2 Duo processor -E6550 > It looks like the Core 2 Duo CPU E-6000 series does in fact support VT-x > terminal command ---> cat /proc/cpuinfo <---flags [vmx] <---appears on the computer. > When I enter the system Bios --> Setup Utility --> Advanced > there are options: > Intel (R) Virtualization Technology > > Enable TxT > Enable VT-d Paul, Enabling VT-d in the BIOS should give you what you want to run Xen (or any hypervisor) on this system. I have a Lenovo M57p myself and run various hypervisors on it without issue. Beware of TxT. To be honest I had never heard of this, but after reading about it:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trusted_Execution_Technology I would be wary of enabling it. > Cause I don't see any options for GVT/d/g/s listed in the Bios selections of the Lenovo. I'm not sure where this requirement came from. VT-d is what you want, so if it's enabled, you should be good to go. Brian _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota tclug-list at mn-linux.org http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20141206/a31b5bd4/attachment.html>