S silver565 Distinguished Dec 7, 2009 355 0 18,790 Jan 12, 2012 #1 Hi Guys Does anyone know of a 1155 motherboard that supports VT-D on the chipset AND the bios? Cheers!
Hi Guys Does anyone know of a 1155 motherboard that supports VT-D on the chipset AND the bios? Cheers!
jaquith Glorious Feb 8, 2009 14,235 27 49,290 Jan 12, 2012 #2 ASUS P8B WS - http://usa.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8B_WS/#specifications ; I've built a couple off this MOBO, it requires BIOS 0605 or later. Intel's lines - http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-030922.htm?wapkw=%28support+for+Virtualization+on+desktop+board%29. A many ASRock's also offer VT-d support.
ASUS P8B WS - http://usa.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8B_WS/#specifications ; I've built a couple off this MOBO, it requires BIOS 0605 or later. Intel's lines - http://www.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/CS-030922.htm?wapkw=%28support+for+Virtualization+on+desktop+board%29. A many ASRock's also offer VT-d support.
S silver565 Distinguished Dec 7, 2009 355 0 18,790 Jan 12, 2012 #3 Thank you for that. I"ll have a look at those. I'm trying to build an ESXi5 box with passthrough. I've got all the bits, cpu etc. But haven't had much luck with boards.
Thank you for that. I"ll have a look at those. I'm trying to build an ESXi5 box with passthrough. I've got all the bits, cpu etc. But haven't had much luck with boards.
jaquith Glorious Feb 8, 2009 14,235 27 49,290 Jan 12, 2012 #4 That's because the majority of LGA 1155 MOBO's don't have it in the BIOS...go figure. The ASUS P8B WS is an excellent choice IMO.
That's because the majority of LGA 1155 MOBO's don't have it in the BIOS...go figure. The ASUS P8B WS is an excellent choice IMO.