A Parallels virtual machine works like a stand-alone computer with the following hardware:
CPU
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Up to 32 Intel/AMD CPUs
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Motherboard
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Intel i965-based motherboard
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RAM
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Up to 128 GB of RAM
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Video Adapter
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VGA/SVGA video adapter with VBE 3.0
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Video RAM
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Up to 256 MB of video memory
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Floppy Disk Drive
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1.44 MB floppy disk drive mapped to an image file or a physical floppy drive
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SATA Devices
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Up to 6 SATA devices
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Hard disk drive mapped to an image file (up to 16 TB each)
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CD/DVD-ROM drive mapped to a physical drive or an image file
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SCSI Devices
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Up to 15 SCSI devices
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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.
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Generic SCSI device
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Network Interfaces
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Up to 16 Intel e1000 virtual network adapters.
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Serial (COM) Ports
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Up to 4 serial (COM) ports mapped to a socket, a real port, or an output file
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Parallel (LPT) Ports
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Up to 3 parallel (LPT) ports mapped to a printer, a real port, or an output file
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Sound Card
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AC'97-compatible sound card, sound recording support
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Keyboard
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Generic USB, PS/2 keyboard
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Mouse
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Generic USB, PS/2 wheel mouse
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