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"Non-vPro processor". Can someone help with a (dumb) question? Does this mean that you can't run VirtualBox on this laptop?
by AnabeeKnox 8y ago
"Non-vPro processor".
Can someone help with a (dumb) question?
Does this mean that you can't run VirtualBox on this laptop?
- jhasse 8y agoNo, you can. For running VirtualBox you only need Intel VT-x.
- kralos 8y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_vPro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_vPro Intel vPro technology is an umbrella marketing term used by Intel for a large collection of computer hardware technologies, including Hyperthreading, Turbo Boost 3.0, VT-x, VT-d, Trusted Execution Technology (TXT), and Intel Active Management Technology (AMT). ~~It means it doesn't have VTd / VTx hardware acceleration on the CPU. You can run VirtualBox however it will be slower. When I first saw "Developer edition" I thought; that must just mean it's got Virtualization hardware acceleration and loads of RAM for running VM's etc... This branding makes no sense to me.~~ I just looked up the 15W parts on Intel ark (i7-8565U, i5-8265U, i3-8145U) and they say they do have VT-d and VT-x...