Is it possible to install the motherboard drivers in a virtual machine and run the manufacturers tweaking programs?
I'd like to use linux as my host OS, but the motherboard support (Gigabyte GA-P55-UD6) only works under windows.
I'm wondering if there's any way that I could run the tweaking program (for example, Dynamic Energy Saver) from within a virtual Windows machine.
proto
Talk to motherboard / BIOS from VM?
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dmcgraw
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Re: Talk to motherboard / BIOS from VM?
No, this is not possible. The VM can't see the host hardware.
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mpack
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Re: Talk to motherboard / BIOS from VM?
No, the tweaking software needs to run on the actual hardware, not simulated hardware.proto wrote:I'm wondering if there's any way that I could run the tweaking program (for example, Dynamic Energy Saver) from within a virtual Windows machine.
However, depending on how complex the software is, it may be possible to put it on a BartPE bootable Windows CD. That's what I would be investigating anyway.