A Parallels virtual machine works like a stand-alone computer with the following hardware:
CPU
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Up to 16-core Intel/AMD CPU
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Motherboard
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Intel i965 chipset-based motherboard
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RAM
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Up to 64 GB of main memory
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Video Adapter
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VGA and SVGA with VESA 3.0 compatible video adapter
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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 to a physical floppy drive
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IDE Devices
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Up to 4 IDE devices
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Hard disk drive mapped to an image file (up to 2 TB each)
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CD/DVD-ROM drive mapped to a physical drive or to 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)
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Generic SCSI device
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Network Interfaces
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Up to 16 network interfaces, including Ethernet virtual network cards compatible with RTL8029
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Serial (COM) Ports
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Up to 4 serial (COM) ports mapped to a socket or to an output file
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Parallel (LPT) Ports
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Up to 3 parallel (LPT) ports mapped to an output file, to a real port, or to a printer
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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 PC keyboard
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Mouse
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PS/2 wheel mouse
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