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Virtual Machine Hardware

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

CPU

Up to 16-core Intel/AMD CPU

Motherboard

Intel i965 chipset-based motherboard

RAM

Up to 64 GB of main memory

Video Adapter

VGA and SVGA with VESA 3.0 compatible video adapter

Video RAM

Up to 256 MB of video memory

Floppy Disk Drive

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

IDE Devices

Up to 4 IDE devices

  • Hard Disk

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

  • CD/DVD-ROM Drive

CD/DVD-ROM drive mapped to a physical drive or to 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)

  • Generic SCSI Device

Generic SCSI device

Network Interfaces

Up to 16 network interfaces, including Ethernet virtual network cards compatible with RTL8029

Serial (COM) Ports

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

Parallel (LPT) Ports

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

Sound Card

AC'97-compatible sound card, sound recording support

Keyboard

Generic PC keyboard

Mouse

PS/2 wheel mouse