Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) consists of technology components that support virtualization of platforms based on Intel® Processors, thereby enabling the running of multiple operating systems and applications in independent partitions.

There are two types of virtualization:

Intel® Desktop Boards require the following components to support Intel® VT or Intel® VT-d:

• Intel® Processor that supports Intel VT.
• BIOS with Intel VT or VT-d support (found on the Security menu in BIOS setup).
• A third party VMM (virtual machine manager) may also be required.

To see if your processor supports Intel VT, refer to Does my processor support Intel® Virtualization Technology?

The following Intel® Desktop Boards support Intel VT:

The following Intel® Desktop Boards support Intel VT with Directed I/O:

This applies to: