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Asus Maximus VI Extreme - VMWare Workstation 9 support

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echineko

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Hi guys,

I've got a very specific question to ask, I've been planning to get me a Maximus VI Extreme as part of my new build, but I will also need to be able to run virtual machines on VMWare Workstation (I have a licensed copy that I use for work testing).

Anyone here has a Maximus VI Extreme, and tried to run VMWare?

Please get back to me. Seems like the Z87 chipset does not have VT-d listed as one of the features, but looking at some info on Wikipedia it looks like it's conflicting with what Intel has stated previously on their page for the Z77

I don't want any confusion/bad information from Wikipedia, so I'd appreciate it if someone who has one can get back to me if they've tried VMWare Workstation (9.0+ if possible).

Cheers!

NOTE* I know there's a similar thread in this forum, but I'm only interested in one product, not virtualization in general 😳
 
You don't need VT-d unless you're wanting to virtualize controllers and video cards. That is my understanding at least. I'm using an i5-3570K paired with a V Gene, both parts do NOT support VT-d and I run VMware Workstation just fine.

Read this thread for what VT-d provides.
 
pcunite said:
You don't need VT-d unless you're wanting to virtualize controllers and video cards. That is my understanding at least. I'm using an i5-3570K paired with a V Gene, both parts do NOT support VT-d and I run VMware Workstation just fine.

Read this thread for what VT-d provides.
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Yes, I'm starting to see that. Thanks for the pointer,eh? Cheers!
 
vt-d basically allows you to "give" real hardware directly to a guest rather than presenting them with virtualized hardware. The main advantage of this is near native performance can be obtained from a device. I'd say common applications are hard drive and USB controllers, NICs and for some people video cards.

A lot of motherboards that appear to support this actually have broken implementations it seems.
 
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