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Model: HP Compaq 6910p, Windows 7 ultimate. Virtualbox is only showing 32 bit options and the base OS is 64 bit, what to do? Also bios is asking for setup password which I don't know.

Burgi
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Chaitali Gaitonde
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VirtualBox will only allow 32 bit OSses when one or more of the following criteria are met:

  • You are running a 32 bit OS.
  • You are running a 32bit version of VirtualBox.
  • You do not have one of the VT-? extensions enabled in the BIOS or your computer is not capable of this feature.
  • You have another VM product installed which claims access to the VT-? extensions and as such VirtualBox is not able to claim it, defaulting back to 32bit mode.

Keep in mind that Microsoft's HyperV solution can be installed on the system, and will be if you are playing around with Docker. You need to uninstall any VM solution other than VirtualBox, then reboot in order for it to switch to 64-bit mode, if all other criteria are not met.

If you have checked that all are met, with the exception for VT-? extensions being enabled in the BIOS (this is usually turned off by default), then you will have to gain access to the BIOS before you can do anything else. This usually involves clearing the CMOS battery in one way or another, or ask for the BIOS password, or ask someone who knows the BIOS password, to enable this setting for you.

LPChip
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bios is asking for setup password which I don't know.

I assume that you want to access the BIOS to check if Virtualization is enabled. If you've forgotten your BIOS password this is how you can can reset / remove a BIOS password on your HP Elitebook 6910p:

  1. Remove the battery.
  2. Unplug charger from laptop.
  3. Open keyboard
  4. Remove CMOS connector from motherboard
  5. Press and hold power button for 30 second
  6. Reconnect CMOS connector with motherboard
  7. Connect the charger to the laptop.
  8. Press power button
  9. When display shows press F10
  10. Access the BIOS.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG50SDfxd9w

(If you aren't confident to do the above or have a company laptop, better to let IT or HP support to do it).

Once you can access your BIOS, you can check the status of Virtualization and enable / disable it. This discussion thread on HP community site has good information on how to do it through the BIOS or with Windows: How to Enable Intel Virtualization Technology (vt-x) on HP Pavilion 23-b026in All-in-One Desktop PC?

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