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HP Disables VT On Some Intel Laptops

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. Re:It'll be fixed... by Heembo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So they have been stringing you along by the cock for 9 years and you are still patiently waiting? This makes Microsoft product promises look like the word of god. Give in and give up man, your soul is at stake!

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