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I recently downloaded the Windows Server 8 beta, I wanted to play with Hyper-V. I setup a second partition on my i7 at home and loaded it up. The installation was clean without any issues. After starting up the server (in both full GUI
and a reload in Core) I am unable to get Hyper-V to work. I will complete the full Hyper-V role installation and the system will reboot, and then hang. I have tried this from full GUI and from a Core installation. I have verified that my
i7 has EPT (SLAT) and I have all the virtualization enabled in the BIOS. I have tried to do a bit of recovery on my install but I never am able to get very far. I have wiped the drive, and reloaded a total of 3 times and had the exact same outcome
every time; lock up on reboot after installation. I thought maybe it just needed some extra time to sort out the added role and just let it go overnight. In the morning it was still locked up on the reboot. To be more specific, it is at the
point where I have the fish on the screen and the dots going around in a circle (until it freezes).
I want to add that I have also tried a 'pure' beta without updates and also tried updating before hand. Same results. I have done a bit of research on this issue and I am confident my machine meets the minimum requirements. i7-950 with
12GB of RAM.
Has anyone else experienced this?

If you have the Z68MA-D2H-B3 board, go here and get the UEFI update.
http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3975#bios
UEFI is the BIOS replacement. Once that is done you can use USB 3.0 with Win8 and Hyper-V. Oh, and the computer boots about twice as fast. At least that was my experience. There is a list of Gigabyte utilities that need to be removed first, so read
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"(Note) Some GIGABYTE utilities are not supported under UEFI BIOS architecture. Please remove Smart6, Dynamic Energy Saver, Smart TPM, and Touch BIOS utilities before updating the BIOS."
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http://rufus.akeo.ie/
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