I want to install windows 10 on the 3rd SSD

On 7/31/21 7:41 PM, tomdean wrote:
> New question #698210 on Ubuntu:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/698210
>
> Maybe this has been answered, but, I can not make heads of tails of the search...
>
> Ubuntu 20.04, Gigabyte TRX40 Aorus Xtreme, AMD Zen2 3970X.
>
> I want to install windows 10 on an unused SSD so I can sometimes use Gigabyte's proprietary software to look at temps, overclocking etc. Also, so I can communicate with overclockers.com. 90% of the time I will run Ubuntu.
>
> I do not have virtualbox on this machine. I did install the Gigabyte software in virtualbox windows 10 on an Intel machine and it functioned, opened and displayed some icons. Google does nor reveal if this will work on the AMD machine.
>
> The SSD's
> /dev/nvme0n1 - Ubuntu 20.04 - grub
> /dev/nvme1n1 - data
> /dev/nvme2n1 - available
> /dev/nvme2n1
>
> Google shows too many results, mostly about removing disks, making partitions, etc. Reading about Windows install, they all refer to disk 0. So, maybe this is not possible.
>
> I always backup first.
>
> I do not want to remove the SSD's.
>
> Will the windows installer only write to /dev/nvme2n1 and most likely mess up the boot part of /dev/nvme0n1. I can fix that with Ubuntu repair, I think.
>
>

I copied the virtualbox directory from an intel machine to the Gigabyte
machine. Creating a new

When attempting to start virtualbox, I get
"AMD-V is disabled in BIOS (or by the host OS)(VERR_SVM_DISABLED)

I do not see a way around this.

Seems like the windows install is the only way...

For running virtualization software you have to enable certain features in your computer's BIOS.

"AMD-V is disabled in BIOS" ... this tells it is available, but disabled.

Reboot and enter BIOS setup and switch on the virtualization feature(s).
You probably have to look in all menus, in some BIOS versions is not easy to find it.

On 8/1/21 12:11 AM, Manfred Hampl wrote:
> Your question #698210 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/698210
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Manfred Hampl proposed the following answer:
> For running virtualization software you have to enable certain features
> in your computer's BIOS.
>
> "AMD-V is disabled in BIOS" ... this tells it is available, but
> disabled.
>
> Reboot and enter BIOS setup and switch on the virtualization feature(s).
> You probably have to look in all menus, in some BIOS versions is not easy to find it.
>

I finally read the manual...

It is in the Gigabyte BIOS
    Tweaker => Advanced CPU Settings => SVM MOde.

I did not connect AMD-v with SVM!

Thanks

Back to your initial question:

now you should be able to install virtualbox in your Ubuntu system and run Windows in it.

Or:
You can install Windows in an additional partition (the Windows installer will be able to identify the empty ones).
This will most probably overwrite the Ubuntu boot loader, such that the system automatically boots Windows.
You (probably) have to re-install the Ubuntu boot loader afterwards. There are instructions available on the web, just do a web search.