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    M17X R2 with A05 BIOS update Blue Screens Windows Server 2008 R2 w Hyper-V

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by duncanmcalynn, May 17, 2010.

  1. duncanmcalynn

    duncanmcalynn Newbie

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    I've just installed the A05 BIOS update on my Alienware M17X-R2 and turned on the Intel Virtualization support. When it attempts to boot into Windows Server 2008 R2 with HyperV, it blue screens. The only workaround I've found thus far is to disable the Intel virtualization support. Only then will it successfully boot to Windows.

    If anyone finds a workaround that includes using the Intel stuff, please let me know. I'd really like to take advantage of Hyper-V, but this is stopping me dead in my tracks.

    Thanks!
     
    duncanmcalynn, May 17, 2010
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  2. lordqarlyn

    lordqarlyn Global Biz Consultant

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    Hey thanks for the heads up. I was planning to install VT software on my next AW.
     
    lordqarlyn, May 17, 2010
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    AssimilatorX Notebook Guru

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    try vmware server or workstation 7.1they lovely
     
    AssimilatorX, Jun 24, 2010
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    samchieftan Newbie

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    Howdy, I see this is an old post, did you ever get Windows Server 2008 R2 to work on your box?
     
    samchieftan, Jun 2, 2011
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