Enter Advanced Options -> Processor Options -> Intel(R) Virtualization Technology and then hit Enable.Welcome to the Chocolatey Community Package Repository! The packages found in this section of the site are provided, maintained, and moderated by the community. If this doesn’t work, you might need to instead hit F9 to enter the BIOS.īriefly, on booting the system, hit F9. These instructions were extracted directly from HPs website: link. If you cannot enable Virtualization Technology on in your BIOS, check if your BIOS needs to be updated. Press the F10 key and select Yes and press the enter key to save changes.Select Enabled and press the enter key.Press the right arrow key to System Configuration, select Virtualization Technology and then press the enter key.Shut down the computer and turn it back on.HP has nice instructions on how to fix this, so we point users to those instructions.

Your 64-bit guest will fail to detect a 64-bit CPU and will not be able to boot.īy default VT (virtualization technology) comes disabled in Windows. Hardware acceleration has been enabled but is not operational. This will get you started with using your QIIME virtual box. Double click on that folder to open it, and then double click on the ‘Welcome’ file in that folder. When your new virtual machine boots, you will see a folder on the Desktop called ‘Before_you_start’.Review any messages that are shown, and select whatever options are best for you.Double click on the new virtual machine created – it will be called QIIME – to boot it for the first time.In the new window click ‘Add’, and locate the virtual hard drive that was downloaded in step 2. Select “Use existing hard drive”, and click the folder icon next to the selector (it has a green up arrow).After selecting the amount of RAM, click Next. You will need at least 3 GB, but the best option is based on your machine. Then select Linux as the Operating System, and Ubuntu (64 bit) as the version. In this screen type QIIME as the name for the virtual machine.Launch VirtualBox, and create a new machine (press the New button).

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