ESXi 4.0 Update 1 and Windos Server 2008 R2

[Cougar281]

I just downloaded and set up VMWare ESXi 4.0 Update 1 and installed it on my IBM x346 server, and ESXi installed just fine with no problems. When I attempted to install Server 2008 R2, however, the setup "crashed" with error 0xc000035a, which near as I can tell, means that the "hardware" is 32-bit, not 64-bit. The CPU's are 3.4GHz "Irwindale" Xeons, and obviously supports 64-bit. If it's te CPU's (It looks like they might not have VT), then would switching CPU's help? My other x346 has a 2.8GHz Dual core that CPU-Z reports as a Xeon 7030 "Paxville" which supposedly does support VT, although for some reason I think it might actually be a "Paxville DP" which doesn't appear to support VT. If neither of these processors will work, then I'll have to look for ones that will.

Thanks

[AndreTheGiant]

You must have intel VT enabled to run x64 VMs.

Check if there is a BIOS upgrade.

Andre

[Cougar281]

Well, between your post, the iso I downloaded from VMWare to check for 64-bit guest and research on the x346's, there's no way the x346 will run 64-bit guest OSes. IBM: THAT'S LAME! So much for that idea. Guess that server will be my Exchange 2010 box instead.