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[Thomas Martitz <thomas.martitz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Am 21.12.2009 09:38, schrieb Alexander Simon:
> Hi Albert,
>
> two days ago i successfully enabled VT with that EFI GRUB with setvariable (or
> how it was called) from an USB Stick from this Howto:
> http://feature-enable.blogspot.com/2009/07/enable-vt-on-insydeh2o-based-sony-
> vaio.html
> I own an 3810TG.
> As Acer decided to stop executing EFI Code from USB with recent BIOS Versions,
> i had to downgrade to the oldest BIOS available from Acer, apply the patch and
> upgrade again.
> VirtualBox now lets me enable VT.
>
>    

VT should be on by default without hacking the bios. Otherwise I'd have 
been unable to install XP mode on my Windows 7 (which I did, and it 
requires VT).

Best regards.