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3 Replies Last post: Dec 28, 2007 12:38 AM by seaskyblue  

unable to install 64 bit windows on esx3.5 posted: Dec 27, 2007 11:52 PM

Click to view seaskyblue's profile Novice 6 posts since
Jun 13, 2007
hi,friends!

I want to creat a vm to install 64 bit windoows. when i power on the vm, i received the following error message:

Error
Host CPU is incompatible with the virtual machine's requirements at CPUID level 0x80000001 register 'edx'.
host bits: 0000:0000:0001:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000
required: xx1x:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx
Mismatch detected for these features:

* Longmode; required when a virtual machine is configured for a 64-bit guest OS.

my server:

Dell PE 2950, Intel Xeon E5310 x2, 16GB RAM

my storage:

Dell PV MD3000

Re: unable to install 64 bit windows on esx3.5

1. Dec 27, 2007 11:58 PM in response to: seaskyblue
Click to view Dave.Mishchenko's profile Guru 8,974 posts since
Nov 15, 2005
Take a look at this thread http://communities.vmware.com/thread/116709.

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