How To Enable VT-X (Virtualization Technology) on Acer TravelMate 8372?
Snow.bros
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I Have an Acer TravelMate 8372 laptop with the hardware specs as follows, 8gig ram, i5 CPU.
Now... I have tried to enable VT-X on the bios but it seems Acer has disabled this feature by default, I have also tried to update my bios firmware to the latest version but the feature is also disabled on the latest firmware version too.
When I research this, many people recommend some third party bios firmware that enables this feature but the firmware doesn't seem trustworthy to me.
Has anyone here come across or have a better solution to this problem by any chance.
Any advise would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Now... I have tried to enable VT-X on the bios but it seems Acer has disabled this feature by default, I have also tried to update my bios firmware to the latest version but the feature is also disabled on the latest firmware version too.
When I research this, many people recommend some third party bios firmware that enables this feature but the firmware doesn't seem trustworthy to me.
Has anyone here come across or have a better solution to this problem by any chance.
Any advise would be much appreciated. Thanks!
"It's better to try and fail than to fail to try." Unkown
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"Everything is energy and that's all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want and you cannot help but get that reality. It can be no other way. This is not philosophy. This is physics." Albert Einstein.
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srabiee
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Have you tried to contact Acer tech support? I'm curious what their response will be.WGU Progress: Master of Science - Information Technology Management (Start Date: February 1, 2015)
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Snow.bros
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Will try that shortly. Thanks for the input!"It's better to try and fail than to fail to try." Unkown
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bohack
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Your only option will be to use an untrusted BIOS flash... I've been down a similar road. Sorry for the bad news.______________________________________________________________
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Snow.bros
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I have had a chat with Acer, they came back and said that the unit does not support hardware virtualization. They suggest that I should update the bios firmware version to the latest version but I have already done that and it still does not resolve the issue.
I guess my only option is to take the unofficial route.
@Bohack do you know where I can get the third party bios flash?"It's better to try and fail than to fail to try." Unkown
"Everything is energy and that's all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want and you cannot help but get that reality. It can be no other way. This is not philosophy. This is physics." Albert Einstein.
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bohack
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Snow,
Unfortunately... just searching forums is how I found it. I just did a quick search and found this video:
How to enable VirTualization when Acer turned that option off in the BIOS ? | NotebookReview
and this unofficial BIOS flash:
Acer travelmate 8372 Insyde BIOS(v1.05) hidden menu ENABLE | NotebookReview
Just read everything on the subject and if you have the option to backup your BIOS back it up!
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srabiee
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Sorry to hear that Acer didn't have an official solution. Remind me never to buy an Acer laptop.WGU Progress: Master of Science - Information Technology Management (Start Date: February 1, 2015)
Completed: LYT2, TFT2, JIT2, MCT2, LZT2, SJT2 (17 CU's)
Required: FXT2, MAT2, MBT2, C391, C392 (13 CU's)
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology Network Design & Management (WGU - Completed August 2014)
