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Processor Check Utility for 64-Bit Compatibility

VMware Workstation

Processor Check Utility for


64-Bit Compatibility
VMware Workstation version 5.5 supports virtual machines with 64-bit guest operating systems,
running on host machines with the following processors:
• AMD™ Athlon™ 64, revision D or later
• AMD Opteron™, revision E or later
• AMD Turion™ 64, revision E or later
• AMD Sempron™, 64-bit-capable revision D or later (experimental support)
• Intel™ EM64T VT-capable processors (experimental support)
When you power on a virtual machine with a 64-bit guest operating system, Workstation
performs an internal check: if the host CPU is not a supported 64-bit processor, you cannot
power on the virtual machine.
VMware also provides this standalone processor check utility, which you can use without
Workstation to perform the same check and determine whether your CPU is supported for
virtual machines with 64-bit guest operating systems.
Note: On hosts with EM64T VT-capable processors, you may not be able to power on a 64-bit
guest, even though the processor check utility indicates that the processor is supported for 64-
bit guests. VT functionality can be disabled via the BIOS, but the processor check utility cannot
read the appropriate model-specific register (MSR) to detect that the VT functionality has been
disabled in the BIOS.
Note: In shopping for a processor that is compatible with Workstation 5.5 64-bit guests, you
may be unable to determine the revision numbers of a given vendor's offering of AMD
Athlon 64, Opteron, Turion 64, or Sempron processors. At this time, the only reliable way to
determine whether any of these processors is a revision supported by Workstation 5.5, is by the
manufacturing technology (CMOS): any of the AMD Athlon 64, Opteron, Turion 64, or Sempron
processors whose manufacturing technology is 90nm SOI (.09 micron SOI) is compatible with
Workstation 5.5 64-bit guests. Using this information, you should be able to determine — with
your vendor, or from the AMD Web site (www.amd.com) — whether a particular Athlon 64 or
Opteron processor model is compatible with Workstation 5.5 64-bit guests.

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Processor Check Utility for 64-Bit Compatibility

Installing and Using the Utility


Follow these steps to download, install, and run the processor check utility:
1. Download the utility from the VMware Web site at www.vmware.com/download.
Right-click the download link and save the utility to a hard drive on the machine whose
processor you want to check.
The utility is also located on your Workstation 5.5 distribution CD.
2. Run the utility:
• In Windows, double-click the file VMware-guest64check-<xxxxx>.exe (where
<xxxxx> is the build number). A dialog box is displayed, telling you whether your CPU
is a supported processor for 64-bit guests.
• In Linux, from a command line or in a terminal window, enter
VMware-guest64check-<xxxxx>
(where <xxxxx> is the build number).
A message is displayed, telling you whether your CPU is a supported processor for 64-bit
guests.

VMware, Inc. 3145 Porter Drive Palo Alto, CA 94304 www.vmware.com


Copyright © 1998-2005 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved. Protected by one or more of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,397,242, 6,496,847,
6,704,925, 6,711,672, 6,725,289, 6,735,601, 6,785,886, 6,789,156 and 6,795,966; patents pending. VMware, the VMware “boxes”
logo and design, Virtual SMP and VMotion are registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or
other jurisdictions. Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Linux is a
registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective
companies.
Revision 20051121 Item: WS-ENG-Q305-123

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