vBigG wrote:
I had a lot of trouble runing 64 bit VMs on with Workstation 7 installed Server 2008 R2 some time ago. Initially I bought a 1st Gen Core i5. Then I found out I needed both a CPU and Motherbaord/Chipset that supported Intel VT-d to run 64bit VMs. A New CPU and carefully selected motherboard later all was fine!
Actually, Workstation makes no use of VT-d.
Now Intel do have a couple of helpful pages the first being this one where you can search for CPUs that are support features for virtualisation including VT-x, VT-d and EPT. http://ark.intel.com/search/advanced/?s=t
Unfortunately, this web site is notoriously wrong about which CPUs have EPT support. Currently, only the "products formerly" Nehalem, Westmere, Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge have EPT support.