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# Virtual chipsets
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Just as with physical computers, virtual machines are built around a central chipset.
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Just as with physical computers, virtual machines are built around a central chipset or machine type.
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These virtual chipsets are routinely updated. If no version of a chipset is defined, it is the latest that will be used.
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@@ -40,10 +40,34 @@ There are three main chipsets, `i440fx`, `Q35` and the more recent `virt`.
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The `i440fx` virtual chipset is a legacy chipset, compatible with PCI.
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```
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<domain type='kvm'>
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[...]
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<os firmware="efi">
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<type arch="x86_64" machine="pc-i440fx">hvm</type>
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</os>
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[...]
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</domain>
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```
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There are revisions of the `i440fx` chipset, such as `pc-i440fx-10.1`. If left undefined, the latest locally available version will be used.
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### Q35
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The `Q35` virtual chipset is based on a modern chipset, compatible with PCI-Express.
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```
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<domain type='kvm'>
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[...]
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<os firmware="efi">
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<type arch="x86_64" machine="pc-q35">hvm</type>
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</os>
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[...]
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</domain>
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```
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There are also revisions for the `Q35` chipset. If left undefined, the latest locally available version will be used.
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> Did you know that the Open Virtual Machine Firmware (OVMF), which is based on [TianoCore](https://www.tianocore.org/), is the default firmware for EFI-based virtual machines? Its configuration utility can be accessed using the <kbd>Esc</kbd> key.
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{.is-info}
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## Resources
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* [Official documentation](https://wiki.qemu.org/Features/Q35) on Q35
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- [QEMU machine types and compatibility blog post](https://people.redhat.com/~cohuck/2022/01/05/qemu-machine-types.html), by Cornelia Huck
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---
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