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Old 12-02-2010, 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by TrevorW View Post
Hardware virtualization technology or VT is built-in natively by CPU processors. In Intel chip, the VT is called Intel VT, while AMD calls it AMD-V. The VT capability in the processor on the computer is built onto the the tiny piece of chip, and cannot be added or removed using any manual process and even if the CPU features VT, it must be enabled in BIOS.

Most newer CPU includes VT operation by default.
Most PCs/laptops are delivered with VT turned off in the BIOS. I know every one of mine came that way.
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