General Settings

You can view and configure the virtual machine general settings on the General pane of Virtual Machine Configuration.

The General pane includes the following parameters:

• VM Name . This field displays the name assigned to the virtual machine. The length of the name is limited to 50 characters. The name of the virtual machine is displayed on its main window and guest OS window.
• OS Type . This field displays the type of the operating system installed in the virtual machine or declared to be installed in future.
• OS Version . This field displays the version of the operating system installed in the virtual machine or declared to be installed in future .

Note: The OS type and version fields should reflect the real operating system type and version installed in the virtual machine.

• Description . This field displays additional information related to the virtual machine.

Using the host computer's SMBIOS data

Some applications may require the computer hardware characteristics. The host computer BIOS saves this information in the SMBIOS tables. These tables can be easily reached and processed by different applications. You can copy the SMBIOS tables from your primary OS to your guest OS by choosing the Use the host computer's SMBIOS data option.

Disabling the PC speaker

A virtual machine can utter various sounds (beeps and whistles) generated by its guest operating system using the PC speaker. If you want to disable these sounds, select the Disable PC speaker option.

To save the changes, click OK , otherwise, click Cancel .