I am about to purchase DELL Inspiron 560s Desktop – S241203IN8. My purpose of buying this machine is to be able to install and learn VMware ESX 3.5 (VMware Infrastructure).
Here is the two links, one gives you the configuration details of the hardware, and the other gives you the details about the Intel Processor inside the machine.
Dell Hardware link – Inspiron 560s Desktop
Intel link for processor specification
Only concern I have is regarding Intel VT-x availability. It says 'See SPEC Detais" under Advanced Technology category.
There are three types in this, so how can I be sure that the processor in that Dell configuration is VT-x capable?
Is there a way to check the "SPEC code" in Dell configuration ?
Best Answer
It's not exactly built for ESX and it's not on the HCL but it should be fine, to find out if it's VT-X capable contact Dell first and ask then if it's 'Windows 7 Virtual XP mode compatible' (which is the same thing but is less likely to confuse them) - get their any response in writing.