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1 Replies Last post: Sep 22, 2008 8:04 AM by litkaj
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Installing ESXi on to a Dell XPS M1330 Notebook

Sep 21, 2008 7:35 PM

Click to view Jeff MacPherson's profile Lurker Jeff MacPherson 2 posts since
Sep 20, 2008
1. In BIOS, change AHCI to ATA

2. Pop in ESXi CD and install

3. Follow the how to install ESXi to IDE drive from VM-Help.com

4. Complete !

Reply Re: Installing ESXi on to a Dell XPS M1330 Notebook Sep 22, 2008 8:04 AM
Click to view litkaj's profile Enthusiast litkaj 66 posts since
Mar 16, 2007
Thanks for the info, but I'm not really understanding why you'd want to do this. If you're doing it to demo ESXi for clients then wouldn't installing it into VMWare Workstation or Server be a better (and more cost-effective) solution?

Jason Litka
http://www.jasonlitka.com
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