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HP Disables VT On Some Intel Laptops

Posted by kdawson on from the fixed-soon dept.

snoukka writes "I just bought a new HP nx9420 laptop in order to use it with Linux, XEN, and windows on XEN. I was very disappointed when I noticed that the processor had this feature but VT is disabled in BIOS by HP and cannot be enabled! Disabled!? It's like buying a car with turbo and finding out after buying it that this turbo 'feature' was disabled." The forum thread goes back to last August and is still live. The latest post from an HP rep indicates that new firmware for the nx9420 should be available later this week in which the ability to switch on VT is enabled. It's not clear whether other HP products, in which VT was also disabled, will also get new firmware.

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  1. But will they charge $4.99? by tepples · · Score: 5, Funny

    But will HP have to charge $4.99 for the VT compatible firmware in order to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?

    1. Re:But will they charge $4.99? by BSAtHome · · Score: 2, Funny

      No, no, just read the last posts in the thread... They will charge $499,- for it because they are waiting for Vista. Maybe they need to bundle it with the Bios?

    2. Re:But will they charge $4.99? by iminplaya · · Score: 2, Funny

      They will charge $499,- for it because they are waiting for Vista.

      Beats the hell out of the $699 they would have to charge for Linux.

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  2. It'll be fixed... by hobo+sapiens · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...just in time for you to play Duke Nukem Forever!

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  3. Vaginal Trauma by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I gave VT to my wife... ;)

    1. Re:Vaginal Trauma by adam.dorsey · · Score: 2, Funny

      <GENERIC COMMENT ABOUT SLASHDOTTERS NOT GETTING LAID>
      Wouldn't you have to move out of Mom's basement to have a wife?

      </GENERIC COMMENT ABOUT SLASHDOTTERS NOT GETTING LAID>
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  4. I know just how you feel by MillionthMonkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    I was born with two perfectly good nipples, each of which is perfectly capable of producing milk, but the feature was disabled with a few androgens.

    1. Re:I know just how you feel by Cousin+Scuzzy · · Score: 4, Funny
      I was born with two perfectly good nipples, each of which is perfectly capable of producing milk, but the feature was disabled with a few androgens.

      Ah, I get it now. VT = Vestigial Teat, right?
  5. Re:VT? by Darth+Android · · Score: 3, Funny

    There's domains beside slashdot's?!?

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  6. Re:VT? by Shatrat · · Score: 4, Funny

    Victoria Telpiscorei

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  7. Re:Not surprised... by maxwell+demon · · Score: 2, Funny
    If you buy a car with AC (FIY not all cars are equiped with AC in Eurtope - just FYI) do you expect that you can turn it on? :)

    Why would I buy a car with Anonymous Coward? :-)
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  8. found it, on the "ascii" man page by r00t · · Score: 4, Funny

    VT is the vertical tab.

    Octal: 013
    Decimal: 11
    Hex: 0x0B
    C escape: \v

    It's the Control-K character.

    When sent to the console, it seems to go down a line or two.

    I can't see much use for VT.