WSV Update...
Argh!
So, I got a little sidetracked last night when I did a little digging and realized that my Pentium D CPU is not VT enabled.
The Pentium D's are weird. Some of them are VT enabled and some aren't. Basically, if it's a 9xx with an even number, like 920, 930, etc... then it supports VT.
This chart provides more detail.
I had the 915 and while plenty fast for what I want to do here at the house - no dice on the VT. No wonder the Intel rep gave it to me after a partner event last year. ;-)
Fortunately, I'm using the Abit AL8 board which supports a variety of Pentium D chips. So, I found a cheap 930 and should be good to go next week.
For grins, I went ahead and installed the WSV components. Very cool stuff. Just a simple MMC that allows you to manage the VM's.
One more tidbit worth mentioning...if you didn't already know...WSV is supported on x64 only and of course, only those chipset's that support NX and VT technology.
More next week when I get the new CPU installed....I'm going to just swap it and then boot the already installed WS2008 and just see what happens. :-)
