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Mac OS X Server 10.6.6 "disables" CPU in VMware Fusion

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Mar 15, 20265541 views
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I installed Mac OS X Server 10.6.0 in VMWare Fusion the other night and it worked perfectly, until I ran Software Update. I upgraded to 10.6.6 through the combo updater, and now when I start the VM it says: "The CPU has been disabled by the guest operating system. You will need to power off or rese…

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Fix for: Mac OS X Server 10.6.6 "disables" CPU in VMware Fusion

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If you have more than 1 CPU assigned to the VM instance try setting the number of CPU's to 1. Other than that, make sure you have USB 2.0 support enabled. Sounds wierd, but it can cause this exact problem (ref: VMWare Fusion Rel. Notes

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