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A systems technician is configuring a high-performance workstation host to run multiple 64-bit client virtual machines. Upon booting the host operating system, 64-bit guest virtual machines fail to start, reporting that hardware acceleration is unavailable. During subsequent load testing, the CPU monitoring utility indicates that physical Cores 0 and 1 reach 100∘C100^\circ\text{C} and undergo severe thermal throttling, whereas Cores 2 and 3 remain at 42∘C42^\circ\text{C}. Physical inspection reveals the cooling fan is functioning and thermal paste was recently applied. Which of the following root cause combinations best explains both symptoms?

  1. Hardware-assisted virtualization extensions are disabled within UEFI/BIOS settings, and uneven mounting tension on the heatsink retention assembly is creating inadequate thermal contact over part of the CPU integrated heat spreader (IHS).Cevap
  2. B
    The installed processor uses a BGA packaging socket that requires software driver installation to enable 64-bit extensions, and thermal compound was applied following an alternating dual-channel layout pattern.
  3. C
    The power supply unit (PSU) lacks sufficient wattage on the +12V rail to power hypervisor virtualization features, causing the system to trigger motherboard POST thermal protective throttling on adjacent cores.
  4. D
    The system motherboard misinterprets POST beep codes from missing hyperthreading firmware, resulting in localized core overheating and hardware hypervisor failure.

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Hardware-assisted virtualization extensions are disabled within UEFI/BIOS settings, and uneven mounting tension on the heatsink retention assembly is creating inadequate thermal contact over part of the CPU integrated heat spreader (IHS).
64-bit virtualization requires hardware-assisted CPU virtualization features (Intel VT-x or AMD-V) to be active in the system UEFI/BIOS. Simultaneously, an asymmetrical temperature gap across CPU cores despite a running fan and thermal paste indicates uneven contact pressure between the CPU heat spreader and cooler base plate, typically caused by loose or unbalanced mounting screws on the heatsink retention frame.

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1
Analyze the virtualization failure symptom.
Recognize that 64-bit hypervisors require hardware-assisted virtualization (Intel VT-x or AMD-V) to be explicitly enabled in the motherboard UEFI/BIOS.
Without hardware-assisted virtualization enabled at the firmware level, client hypervisors cannot manage 64-bit guest extensions directly.
2
Analyze the asymmetrical core temperature symptom.
Identify that extreme heat differential across physical cores (100∘C100^\circ\text{C} on Cores 0-1 vs 42∘C42^\circ\text{C} on Cores 2-3) points to uneven mechanical contact between the heatsink base and CPU IHS.
Uneven torque or improper tensioning on cooler bracket screws causes the thermal surface to lift off one side of the CPU die area, preventing effective heat transfer for specific cores.
3
Synthesize findings to determine the correct troubleshooting diagnosis.
Combine the UEFI/BIOS virtualization setting requirement with the mechanical heatsink remount solution.
Both observed technical issues are independently addressed by enabling virtualization features in firmware and correctly re-torquing the CPU cooler mounting hardware.

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