Comments on: Sony Vaio Z disabled (VT) Virtualization Technology http://durdle.com/archives/2008/09/03/sony-vaio-z-disabled-vt-virtualization-technology/ Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:16:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Howard http://durdle.com/archives/2008/09/03/sony-vaio-z-disabled-vt-virtualization-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-428 Howard Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:28:46 +0000 http://blog.durdle.com/?p=405#comment-428 RichF - Sony did respond to the whirlwind of complaints about the lack of VT on their machines. Most recent portables have had new BIOS releases in the last few months to enable VT. Check out your local Sony Support site for your models. RichF – Sony did respond to the whirlwind of complaints about the lack of VT on their machines. Most recent portables have had new BIOS releases in the last few months to enable VT. Check out your local Sony Support site for your models.

]]> By: RichF http://durdle.com/archives/2008/09/03/sony-vaio-z-disabled-vt-virtualization-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-427 RichF Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:26:52 +0000 http://blog.durdle.com/?p=405#comment-427 I have two Sony Vaio VGN SZ-750N/C computers. I also selected these computers because of the processor capabilites and because these computers were so powerful. They were also very expensive. Now that I upgraded to Windows 7, I decided to try and install some XP generation software (Adobe PhotoShop and more), but I had to install the downloaded package after Virtualization was turned on. The BIOS is not capable of letting me do that. I am OUTRAGED! I bought the best and got the worst. I wrote Sony and they have not responded. I suggest that everyone with this issue write them and write them and write them. THis is INSANE! I have two Sony Vaio VGN SZ-750N/C computers. I also selected these computers because of the processor capabilites and because these computers were so powerful. They were also very expensive. Now that I upgraded to Windows 7, I decided to try and install some XP generation software (Adobe PhotoShop and more), but I had to install the downloaded package after Virtualization was turned on. The BIOS is not capable of letting me do that. I am OUTRAGED! I bought the best and got the worst. I wrote Sony and they have not responded. I suggest that everyone with this issue write them and write them and write them. THis is INSANE!

]]> By: Rigel http://durdle.com/archives/2008/09/03/sony-vaio-z-disabled-vt-virtualization-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-426 Rigel Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:15:25 +0000 http://blog.durdle.com/?p=405#comment-426 YEAH! I install the last bios (bios release 11-2009) for my sony vaio z520, and ther virtualization was activated.. YEAH! I install the last bios (bios release 11-2009) for my sony vaio z520, and ther virtualization was activated..

]]> By: alain http://durdle.com/archives/2008/09/03/sony-vaio-z-disabled-vt-virtualization-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-425 alain Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:14:07 +0000 http://blog.durdle.com/?p=405#comment-425 Hi all, ACER was is a parallel track (which gives more credibility to the theory of Intel being behind the crippling(1)). Please have a look at http://marcansoft.com/blog/2009/06/enabling-intel-vt-on-the-aspire-8930g/ Many ACER users, including me, now have flashed VT "locked on". Sony's position is preposterous : like if you said 20 years ago "we well never support 32 bits"... There are really some incredibly ignorant people out there in IT these days... ---- About Intel hamstringing VT on the OEM marketplace : http://www.designisphilosophy.com/windows-7/sony-confirms-no-hardware-virtualization-on-vaio-computers-past-present-or-future-20090622/ excerpt "This of course begged the obvious question of why: “It’s part of our licensing deal with Intel,” he explained: “To retain a competitive edge they sell the boards to Sony with a guarantee from us that we will disable the feature on all our computers. That way we get the boards at a discount and they (Intel) can sell them at full price to other computer manufacturers who want the feature enabled.” Looks consistent with VT always ON with non Intel boards. Hi all,

ACER was is a parallel track (which gives more credibility to the theory of Intel being behind the crippling(1)). Please have a look at http://marcansoft.com/blog/2009/06/enabling-intel-vt-on-the-aspire-8930g/
Many ACER users, including me, now have flashed VT “locked on”.
Sony’s position is preposterous : like if you said 20 years ago “we well never support 32 bits”… There are really some incredibly ignorant people out there in IT these days…

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About Intel hamstringing VT on the OEM marketplace :
http://www.designisphilosophy.com/windows-7/sony-confirms-no-hardware-virtualization-on-vaio-computers-past-present-or-future-20090622/ excerpt “This of course begged the obvious question of why: “It’s part of our licensing deal with Intel,” he explained: “To retain a competitive edge they sell the boards to Sony with a guarantee from us that we will disable the feature on all our computers. That way we get the boards at a discount and they (Intel) can sell them at full price to other computer manufacturers who want the feature enabled.”
Looks consistent with VT always ON with non Intel boards.

]]> By: blog.durdle.com » Blog Archive » Enable VT on Sony Vaio Z11 http://durdle.com/archives/2008/09/03/sony-vaio-z-disabled-vt-virtualization-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-424 blog.durdle.com » Blog Archive » Enable VT on Sony Vaio Z11 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:34:58 +0000 http://blog.durdle.com/?p=405#comment-424 [...] time ago I posted at length about Sony’s decision to disable the Virtualization Technology features of the Intel chips in [...] [...] time ago I posted at length about Sony’s decision to disable the Virtualization Technology features of the Intel chips in [...]

]]> By: Morten http://durdle.com/archives/2008/09/03/sony-vaio-z-disabled-vt-virtualization-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-423 Morten Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:48:46 +0000 http://blog.durdle.com/?p=405#comment-423 Turns out this is as much Intel's fault as it is Sony's. And Sony has no plans to enable VT in future VAIOs, even when they ship with Windows 7: http://www.designisphilosophy.com/windows-7/sony-confirms-no-hardware-virtualization-on-vaio-computers-past-present-or-future-20090622/ Turns out this is as much Intel’s fault as it is Sony’s. And Sony has no plans to enable VT in future VAIOs, even when they ship with Windows 7: http://www.designisphilosophy.com/windows-7/sony-confirms-no-hardware-virtualization-on-vaio-computers-past-present-or-future-20090622/

]]> By: Howard http://durdle.com/archives/2008/09/03/sony-vaio-z-disabled-vt-virtualization-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-422 Howard Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:38:36 +0000 http://blog.durdle.com/?p=405#comment-422 @Joseph, you're right that it doesn't make any sense. It makes even less sense when you consider that this is a laptop targetted at business consumers. Even more so when you realise that the business versions of Windows 7 will include a virtual Windows XP installation to provide backwards compatibility. This will run with impaired performance on any Sony laptop where VT has been disabled. I wonder what Microsoft think about Sony crippling their customer's ability to use their carefully constructed backwards compatibility feature? @Joseph, you’re right that it doesn’t make any sense. It makes even less sense when you consider that this is a laptop targetted at business consumers. Even more so when you realise that the business versions of Windows 7 will include a virtual Windows XP installation to provide backwards compatibility. This will run with impaired performance on any Sony laptop where VT has been disabled. I wonder what Microsoft think about Sony crippling their customer’s ability to use their carefully constructed backwards compatibility feature?

]]> By: Joseph http://durdle.com/archives/2008/09/03/sony-vaio-z-disabled-vt-virtualization-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-421 Joseph Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:57:47 +0000 http://blog.durdle.com/?p=405#comment-421 I have a VGN-TT290 SSD RAID-0 + SU9600 Core 2 Duo which should be VT capable. However, this is running on a H20 Bios so I'm with Shep and still out of luck. Doesn't make any sense why they would make VT inaccessible. I have a VGN-TT290 SSD RAID-0 + SU9600 Core 2 Duo which should be VT capable. However, this is running on a H20 Bios so I’m with Shep and still out of luck. Doesn’t make any sense why they would make VT inaccessible.

]]> By: NANDAKUMAR M S http://durdle.com/archives/2008/09/03/sony-vaio-z-disabled-vt-virtualization-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-420 NANDAKUMAR M S Mon, 18 May 2009 16:31:52 +0000 http://blog.durdle.com/?p=405#comment-420 I have VGN-CR363 and I too have same problem. Why the hell Sony has to lock the options in BIOS when virtualization is one of the key features. Shame on Sony for not making the customers know cleraly-in advance. I have Phoneix Trusted Core BIOS R2100Q0. Can anybody suggest how do I unlock the virtualization option? I have VGN-CR363 and I too have same problem.
Why the hell Sony has to lock the options in BIOS when virtualization is one of the key features. Shame on Sony for not making the customers know cleraly-in advance. I have Phoneix Trusted Core BIOS R2100Q0. Can anybody suggest how do I unlock the virtualization option?

]]> By: Igor Levicki http://durdle.com/archives/2008/09/03/sony-vaio-z-disabled-vt-virtualization-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-419 Igor Levicki Sun, 10 May 2009 13:15:15 +0000 http://blog.durdle.com/?p=405#comment-419 Yes, my patch works only for AMI Aptio BIOS. VAIO Z owner's only solution is to get another notebook. Yes, my patch works only for AMI Aptio BIOS.
VAIO Z owner’s only solution is to get another notebook.

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