vt-d enabled Ivy Bridge motherboard recommendations
I'm finding it difficult to find solid information about vt-d support on IB boards and was hoping the community could confirm/deny support on the current offerings. The only manufactuer I've seen that...
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This thread seems to sum it up nicely: http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?t=930620&page=101 "None of the ASUS Z77 motherboards support VT-d. Not even the $450 "workstation" model. Or...
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So I have the Gigabyte z77x-ud5h and unfortunatley neither of the NIC are supported by the latest build of ESXI 5.0 U1. I am trying to find a very minimal build myself that supports VT-D as it's going...
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I'm trying to build a white box ESXi server with VT-d so I can do some I/O tests with VMFS5 vs RDM (http://communities.vmware.com/message/2025131). I have bought a i7-3770 which definitely has VT-d...
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Looks like the Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H also supports VT-d, although I can't see it mentioned in the v1003 manual:http://forums.tweaktown.com/gigabyte/48393-does-ga-z77x-ud3h-support-vt-d.htmlIt's got one...
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Simon Haslam wrote: I'm trying to build a white box ESXi server with VT-d so I can do some I/O tests with VMFS5 vs RDM (http://communities.vmware.com/message/2025131). I have bought a i7-3770 which...
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I like SuperMicro motherboards, was using the X8SIL-F-O with a Xeon X3450 in it and VT-d worked fine on that, I've now upgraded to a X9SCM-F-O and an E3 Xeon and it works on that too. Only caveat is...
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Alright so I got a chance to play with this a bit more on my GA-Z77X-UD5H... First off I used a tool called ESXi Customizer to install a VIB for the Intel onboard...
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A quick update: I've just built a whitebox system with an ASRock Z77 Extreme 4 motherboard and i7-3770. I used PowerCLI and Image Builder to create a custom ISO that included the Broadcom driver for...
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So I found a MSI board that is Z77, Micro ATX, NIC works out of box and VT-D works (with bios setting change). So far I have been able to pass audio through from the VM to the headphone jack on the...
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Hi Simon.HWelcome to the communites Thanks for research and the link , even since long time I was littlebit confuse to find out exact model. "He Conquers, Who Conquers Himself".
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Did anyone ever manage to get the Atheros gigabit LAN working on the Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H with ESXi 5? I have this board with a Core i7 3770 and it runs ESXi 5 well, Vt-d enabled in the BIOS but...
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Hi, just to clarofy this.I got my zotac z77 itx up and running with vt-d enabled and full working. With esxi5 the nics are fully supported. I am absolut satisfied with this mainboard. regardsmartin
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@hellesangel I have another question about that motherboard. I have the same motherboard and processor that you have. There are two Marvell drive controllers on that motherboard in addition to an...
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Norbs wrote:... BTW there is another board that is identical to this but full atx as opposed to mini, uses the same NIC as well. I'm pretty sure it will work as well but have not tested but I really...
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All (and hellesangels) I answered my own question regarding which SATA ports to use to on the Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H motherboard. The internal gray ports are the SATA ports on the Marvell 88SE9172...
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i want to get a shuttle box with a Z77 chip motherboard and i7-3770 cpu. and after reading this thread, i assume, that combo will work fine with ESXi. my question is regarding a CPU with embedded...
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I've got ESXi 5.0u1 running on an Intel DQ77KB motherboard with an I7-3770s CPU inside a min-box M350 case, and it works. I am going to use this in a backup site (my vacation home) for my little...
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@srwsol, someone recently posted this link regarding USB passthrough. not sure if it is relevant to your issue or not: http://communities.vmware.com/message/2121983#2121983 that MB you have has a...
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If you are going to get a micro-atx check the power requirements of the I7-3770 versus the I7-3770s relative to the power supply you will have and the number of fans. I ended up going with the 3770s,...
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