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2 Select Advanced > General in the Settings list.
a To disable acceleration, select the Disable acceleration check box.
You can enable and disable acceleration while the virtual machine is running.
In rare instances, you might find that when you install or run software inside a virtual machine, the
virtual machine appears to stop responding. Generally, the problem occurs early in the program’s
execution. In many cases, you can get past the problem by temporarily disabling acceleration in the
virtual machine.
This setting slows down virtual machine performance, so use it only for getting past the problem with
running the program. After the program stops encountering problems, deselect Disable
acceleration. You might then be able to run the program with acceleration.
b To enable logging mode, select the Enable logging check box.
c To enable debugging mode, select an option from the Debugging and Statistics section. Debugging
information and statistics can be helpful to VMware technical support in resolving issues.
d To set advanced configuration parameters, click Configuration Parameters. Generally, you should
only change these settings if you intend to use experimental features or when instructed to do so by
a VMware technical support representative.
3 Select Advanced > CPUID Mask.
a Specify whether you want to hide the host’s CPU NX flag from the guest operating system.
Hiding the NX flag prevents the guest operating system from making use of this CPU feature, but
enables the virtual machine to be moved to hosts that do not include the NX feature. When the NX
flag is visible, the guest operating system can make use of the feature, but the virtual machine can be
moved only to hosts with the NX capability.
b Click Advanced to access the CPU Identification Mask dialog box. An explanation of the symbols in
this dialog box is available by clicking Legend.
NOTE The virtual machine must be powered off before you can change this setting.
4 Select Advanced > Memory/CPU Hotplug. VMware Tools must be installed for hotplug functionality to
work properly.
a Select Enable memory hot add for this virtual machineto enable memory hot add, or select Disable
memory hot add for this virtual machine to disable this feature.
b Select Enable CPU hot add only for this virtual machineto enable CPU hot add, select Enable CPU
hot add and remove for this virtual machineto enable CPU hot add and remove, or select Disable
CPU hot plug for this virtual machine to disable this feature.
5 Select Advanced > Boot Options.
a Specify the duration in milliseconds you want to delay entering the boot sequence when the virtual
machine is powered on or restarted.
b Select the option under Force BIOS Setup to have the virtual machine enter BIOS setup when it boots.
These options are useful when you need to enter the virtual machine’s BIOS setup because sometimes
the console attaches to the virtual machine after the boot sequence passes the point where you can
enter BIOS.
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