I have a bridge in Pulau Pinang that I would like to sell to you...
Anyway, HP has put out
a new BIOS update for the dv6-6001tx model. This update is really useful if you need to turn on hardware virtualization because the previous BIOS took the option completely out. If you don't know what hardware virtualization is, then you probably haven't come across a situation where you need it: usually only crazy people like me who like to play with Virtual Machines who will be interested in it.
Anyway, the steps to turn on hardware virtualization is as follows:
1) Download the BIOS update (sp53216.exe) and install it.
2) Once it's done installing, your system will restart. Press F10 to enter the BIOS.
3) Under Advanced Options, look for "Virtualization Settings" or something similar and set it to "Enabled". The BIOS might complain at you and say that you should only enable it if you need it. Don't worry; Windows 7 runs fine with it on.
4) Save settings and reboot. Keep pressing F8 so that you trigger the startup options for Windows. Once it comes up, just turn off your notebook by pressing the power button. If you miss the timing and Windows starts up, just Shut Down Windows after it's done loading.
5) Unplug your notebook and leave it alone for 10 seconds.
6) Restart your notebook and boot normally. Virtualization should now be active.
Steps 4 and 5 are important because sometimes the Hardware Virtualization settings refuse to kick in unless you completely power down the notebook. If it still doesn't work after doing that, unplug your notebook and remove the battery for at least 10 seconds.