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Application Error at Startup on Some Cyrix CPU Models
Details
An error occurs when I try to start a virtual machine on a host
computer with a Cyrix CPU. What is wrong?
Solution
On certain CPUs, the VMware software may encounter an application
error almost immediately upon powering up a virtual machine. The
problem is that older Cyrix CPUs, including the 5x86 and at least
some of the 6x86 models, don't include the RDTSC instruction,
which Intel introduced with the original Pentium. VMware software
will not run on a CPU that doesn't include RDTSC.
Note: VMware does not support running VMware products on hosts
that use Cyrix processors.
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