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What information did you search? &nbsp;I checked the VMware HCL (at <a href="http://www.vmware.com/go/hcl" rel="ugc nofollow">http://www.vmware.com/go/hcl</a>) and see that the Intel X33xx series CPUs are supported by ESXi 5.0.<br />
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What information did you search?  I checked the VMware HCL (at http://www.vmware.com/go/hcl [http://www.vmware.com/go/hcl]) and see that the Intel X33xx series CPUs are supported by ESXi 5.0.

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I was using Intel as the partner name as this is not a brand name server but a built server instead. &nbsp;Am I wrong to view it this way?
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I was using Intel as the partner name as this is not a brand name server but a built server instead.  Am I wrong to view it this way?

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Maybe my problem is the Motherboard? &nbsp;It is an intel S3000 AH Motherboard. &nbsp;Don't want to upgrade this box for another 24 months if I don't have to.
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Maybe my problem is the Motherboard?  It is an intel S3000 AH Motherboard.  Don't want to upgrade this box for another 24 months if I don't have to.

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Helps a ton, it does not look like my board is tested here for anything beyond ESX 3.5 though, oh well, I may test this myself then. &nbsp;Thanks for the link!
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Helps a ton, it does not look like my board is tested here for anything beyond ESX 3.5 though, oh well, I may test this myself then.  Thanks for the link!

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Just be a little cautious of the vRAM limits within ESXi 5.0 if you are using the Free version. Off Topic for this post, but if you do not understand post a new question.
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Just be a little cautious of the vRAM limits within ESXi 5.0 if you are using the Free version. Off Topic for this post, but if you do not understand post a new question.

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I am running a whitebox Intel server with a Xeon X3330 Processor. &nbsp;VMWare shows this processor is supported for ESXi 4.1 but not the newer release 5. &nbsp;Does anyone know if they are just still filling in the database or if the newest version is just not going to support my server hardware?
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I am running a whitebox Intel server with a Xeon X3330 Processor.  VMWare shows this processor is supported for ESXi 4.1 but not the newer release 5.  Does anyone know if they are just still filling in the database or if the newest version is just not going to support my server hardware?

ESXi 5 Intel Processor XEON X 3330 Processor

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