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‎09-26-2012 04:04 PM

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You're very welcome.

 

Looking forward to hearing back from you regarding how your processor upgrade went.

‎09-26-2012 07:52 PM

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Well phase 1 is complete.  I installed Vista onto an HDD an got the latest BIOS update without a hitch.  I should hae the new cpu by next week.

‎09-26-2012 08:27 PM

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:generic:

‎09-27-2012 06:57 AM

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I noticed the new BIOS (F.58) looks the same as the old one.  The T9300 chip I'm going to install supports Virtualization but I did not see a virtualization category in the BIOS.  Will one show up when the chip is installed or will virtualization work automatically?

‎09-27-2012 08:04 AM - edited ‎09-27-2012 08:06 AM

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Hi:

 

I believe that the setting will appear after you install the processor, and then you'll have to enable VT by changing the new BIOS setting to Enabled.

 

My dv6810us with a Turion processor that supports VT has a setting and I had to enable it.

 

Paul

‎09-27-2012 08:45 AM

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This is a little bit off topic, but I took the 2.5 sata drive out with the Vista OS and tried to boot it as an external HDD and got a blue screen.  I expected that to happen, but I have tons of Linux distros that I use off of external HDD's.  Do you have any idea why Windows OS's cannot boot externally?  

‎09-27-2012 09:04 AM

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I am only guessing here...

 

Licencing is preventing Windows from booting because it is not technically installed on the PC it was configured on?

‎09-27-2012 09:09 AM

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It was comfigured on the laptop, just internally and not through USB.  

‎10-01-2012 03:57 PM

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Well the new processor is installed and running beautifully!  Virtualization was enabled automatically and my machine is faster than ever and about 3 degrees cooler.  (There was a nice sized clump of dust near the exhaust fan).  I;d have to say the whole process took about 4 1/2 hours, but I spent a good 75 minutes on two stubborn screws that did not want to come out.  Otherwise it was definitely worth the money, time and effort for the upgrade.  Thanks a lot for all the great advice here.

‎10-01-2012 04:08 PM

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You're very welcome.

 

That is great news and I'm glad you got the dust out of the fan!

 

Paul

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