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Figure 5-23 Configuration tab

There are two interesting options here that are covered in detail in other

chapters but warrant a brief discussion now. The Intel Virtual Technology

option enables or disables virtualization support for virtual machines.

A virtual machine is a powerful type of program that enables you to run a

second (or third or fourth), software-based machine inside your physical PC.

It re-creates the motherboard, hard drives, RAM, network adapters, and more,

and is just as powerful as a real PC. To run these virtual machines, however,

you’ll need a very powerful PC—you are trying to run multiple PCs at the

same time, after all.

To support this, CPU manufacturers have added hardware-assisted

virtualization. Intel calls their version Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel

VT for short), and AMD calls theirs AMD Virtualization (AMD-V)

technology. This technology helps the virtual machines use your hardware

more efficiently and is controlled by the BIOS. This feature is disabled by

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