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Virtual Machine Hardware

A Parallels virtual machine works like a stand-alone computer with the following hardware:

CPU

Up to 32 Intel/AMD CPUs

Motherboard

Intel i965-based motherboard

RAM

Up to 128 GB of RAM

Video Adapter

VGA/SVGA video adapter with VBE 3.0

Video RAM

Up to 256 MB of video memory

Floppy Disk Drive

1.44 MB floppy disk drive mapped to an image file or a physical floppy drive

SATA Devices

Up to 6 SATA devices

  • Hard Disk

Hard disk drive mapped to an image file (up to 16 TB each)

  • CD/DVD-ROM Drive

CD/DVD-ROM drive mapped to a physical drive or an image file

SCSI Devices

Up to 15 SCSI devices

  • Hard Disk

Hard disk drive mapped to an image file (up to 2 TB each)

Note: 16 TB SCSI disks are not currently supported due to the limitations of the 32-bit Buslogic controller.

  • Generic SCSI Device

Generic SCSI device

Network Interfaces

Up to 16 Intel e1000 virtual network adapters.

Serial (COM) Ports

Up to 4 serial (COM) ports mapped to a socket, a real port, or an output file

Parallel (LPT) Ports

Up to 3 parallel (LPT) ports mapped to a printer, a real port, or an output file

Sound Card

AC'97-compatible sound card, sound recording support

Keyboard

Generic USB, PS/2 keyboard

Mouse

Generic USB, PS/2 wheel mouse