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Floppy Settings

To view and configure the virtual machine floppy disk drive settings, use the Floppy Disk Settings .

Floppy Options

Select the Connected option if you want the floppy disk drive or floppy disk image to be automatically connected to the virtual machine on its startup.

In the Source field, you should specify the source device or image file that will emulate the virtual machine floppy disk drive:

  • If a real floppy disk drive is connected to your Mac and you want to use it in your virtual machine, click the Source field, and select the real device name from the list.
  • If you want to use a floppy disk image, click the Source field, and choose the virtual machine default floppy.fdd file, or click Choose an image file , and specify the path to the desired floppy disk image file on your Mac.

If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from further unauthorized changes, click the Lock icon The Lock icon at the bottom of the window. The next time someone wants to change the settings on any pane of Virtual Machine Configuration, an administrator's password will be required.

Related Topics

Support for Virtual and Real Disks

Adding and Removing Devices