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Hey Robert,<BR>
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In my experience the main thing VirtIO drivers provide is much better (virtual) HDD & network I/O performance for your VM(s). There may be other benefits?<BR>
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Regards,<BR>
Jeremy<BR>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">On Thu May 19 23:15 , Robert Fantini <robertfantini@gmail.com> sent:<BR>
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On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 8:51 AM, Muhammad Yousuf Khan <<a href="javascript:top.opencompose('sirtcp@gmail.com','','','')">sirtcp@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">></span> Thanks Martin and Phil. :)<BR>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">></span> On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 5:44 PM, Martin Maurer <<a href="javascript:top.opencompose('martin@proxmox.com','','','')">martin@proxmox.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">></span>> Hi,<BR>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">></span>> Install with IDE and change later by adding a temporary virtio disk,<BR>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">></span>> install drivers from cdrom (no windows got virtio in the driver database)<BR>
>> and then poweroff and change the boot disk to virtio. (The temporary disk<BR>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">></span>> Br, martin<BR>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">></span>> From: <a href="javascript:top.opencompose('pve-user-bounces@pve.proxmox.com','','','')">pve-user-bounces@pve.proxmox.com</a><BR>
>> [mailto:<a href="javascript:top.opencompose('pve-user-bounces@pve.proxmox.com','','','')">pve-user-bounces@pve.proxmox.com</a>] On Behalf Of Muhammad Yousuf Khan<BR>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">></span>> Sent: Donnerstag, 19. Mai 2011 14:41<BR>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">></span>> To: <a href="javascript:top.opencompose('pve-user@pve.proxmox.com','','','')">pve-user@pve.proxmox.com</a><BR>
>> Subject: [PVE-User] need help regarding Virtio<BR>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">></span>> i want to install windows 2003 on virtio drive for testing purpose but<BR>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">></span>> can not find the way how to, actually when i boot VM from 2003 CD it says HD<BR>
>> not found. i know it is because XP can not recognize Virtio Drive but there<BR>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">></span>> must be a work around which i dont know. please help. i did some research<BR>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">></span>> but fail :(<BR>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">></span>> Thank you.<BR>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">></span>> MYK <BR>
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I know this is slightly off topic, but what is the advantage of Virtio drivers?<BR>
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