Does my Motherboard support Virtualization?

[sparda1]

Hi all. I'm looking to play a few older games that Windows 7 does not run, even in Compatibility Mode and I can't seem to find any solid info if my Motherboard supports Virtualization to run VirtualBox. I have an MSI 970A-G46 and an AMD FX 6300.

Any info is much appreciated.

Thanks =)

 

[A_Goat]

The mobo isn't the problem.
Your CPU supports virtualization. If it doesn't work, you will have to enable virtualization in the BIOS.

 

[sparda1]

Ah ok. Do you have any recommendations for sites that have good tutorials for beginners? Right now, I'm not even sure how find out if it will work.

 

[A_Goat]

Ah ok. Do you have any recommendations for sites that have good tutorials for beginners? Right now, I'm not even sure how find out if it will work.

Tomshardware.com is a great place to start ;D
Tutorials on what exactly? Turning on Virtualization in the BIOS or running Virtual Box?

 

[sparda1]

Just looking for a good beginners guide to enabling Virtualization and using the software as I have never done any of this before. I read that VirtualBox is free, so I will likely be using that. I'll have a look around the forum for one as well.

I just don't want to do something that may mess up my PC.

Edit: I also have an SSD as my Windows Installation and an HDD as my secondary drive. Does having and SSD, or more than one drive factor in?