> Hi,
>
> Is compatibility for Hyper-V concerning modern Intel-Mainboards a "tricky"
> thing?
>
> I would like to buy the Intel board S3210SHLC:
>
> Intel® Server Chassis SC5299UP
> Multi-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 3200 and 3000 series
> Intel® Core™2 Quad desktop processors
> Intel® Core™2 Duo desktop processors
> 1 CPU Socket
> 800/1066/1333 MHz
> Intel® 3210 Server Chipset
> 5 PCI Busses
> 5 Total Slots
> One PCI Express* x 8
> One PCI Express* x 8
> One PCI Express* x 4
> Two PCI 32-bit/33 MHz
> Dual memory channel, four DIMM slots for DDR2
> 667/800 MHz
> Unbuffered ECC/non-ECC DIMMs (8 GB max)
> Integrated ATA: N/A
> Six SATA ports at 3.0 Gb/s
> Two Intel ® Gigabit Ethernet connections
> Integrated Graphics with 32 MB memory
> Intel® System Management Software 2.0
> RAID 0,1,5,10
>
> Does the board support Hyper-V or do I need more informations to check out
> before ordering?
>
> I'd like to combine the above hardware with Xeon X3220 2.4GHZ Socket: 775/
> Kentsfield/Cache: 8192 KB/
>
> Obviously this is for a small virtualization solution.
>
> Thanks for your feedback.
>
> Patrick

> The requirements are pretty straight-forward, but require you to
> actually verify them first. The CPU must support the execute disable bit
> (Intel XD), and you need to actually turn that on in the BIOS. And the
> CPU must support Intel Virtualization Technologies (Intel VT). Again,
> you'll need to make sure the BIOS has that enabled as well. To verify
> that a particular CPU has what you need, use the Intel Product
> Comparison Chart. For Xeon processors, you'll find that at:
> http://compare.intel.com/pcc/default.aspx?familyID=5.
>
> (giyf: intel xeon features comparison site:intel.com)
>