"VT-x is not available" when I start my Virtual machine
I have created a virtual machine using the VMWare software and getting an error while starting the Virtual Machine. It says "VT-x is not available:
00:00:03.916 NAT: zone(nm:mbuf_cluster, used:0)
00:00:03.916 NAT: zone(nm:mbuf_packet, used:0)
00:00:03.916 NAT: zone(nm:mbuf_jumbo_pagesize, used:0)
00:00:03.916 NAT: zone(nm:mbuf_jumbo_9k, used:0)
00:00:03.916 NAT: zone(nm:mbuf_jumbo_16k, used:0)
00:00:03.930 VMSetError: D:\tinderbox\win-4.0\src\VBox\VMM\VMMR3\VM.cpp(350) VMR3Create; rc=VERR_VMX_NO_VMX
00:00:03.930 VMSetError: Unknown error creating VM
00:00:03.931 ERROR [COM]: aRC=E_FAIL (0x80004005) aIID={515e8e8d-f932-4d8e-9f32-79a52aead882} aComponent={Console} aText={VT-x is not available. (VERR_VMX_NO_VMX).
00:00:03.931 Unknown error creating VM (VERR_VMX_NO_VMX)}, preserve=false
00:00:03.944 Power up failed (vrc=VERR_VMX_NO_VMX, rc=E_FAIL (0X80004005))
Any idea why I am getting this error?
Answer
You might try reducing your base memory under settings to around 3175MB and reduce your cores to 1. That should work given that your BIOS is set for virtualization. Use the f12 key, security, virtualization to make sure that it is enabled. If it doesn't say VT-x that is ok, it should say VT-d or the like.