setting up virtual box issue

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ITLect
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setting up virtual box issue

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I get this error when trying to access a ova file in virtual box. Can anyone offer advice on how to resolve this?
Failed to open a session for the virtual machine mint hadoop 1.

AMD-V is disabled in the BIOS (or by the host OS) (VERR_SVM_DISABLED).

Result Code: E_FAIL (0x80004005)
Component: ConsoleWrap
Interface: IConsole {872da645-4a9b-1727-bee2-5585105b9eed}
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andyp73
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Re: setting up virtual box issue

Post by andyp73 »

ITLect wrote:AMD-V is disabled in the BIOS (or by the host OS) (VERR_SVM_DISABLED).
You need to enable this in the motherboard / PC / laptop BIOS assuming your CPU supports it. See your PC's manufacturer help on how to do this. Also, make sure that nothing else has an exclusive hold on the VT-x.

-Andy.
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