User`s guide

Configuring a Virtual Machine 129
2 Type the path to the image file in the File field or use the Choose button to locate the file.
3 Select the type of interface to connect the image file to:
 IDE. Using this interface type, you can connect up to four virtual devices (hard disks or
CD/DVD-ROM drives).
 SCSI. Using this interface type, you can connect up to 15 virtual devices (hard disks or
CD/DVD-ROM drives).
Note: RHEL 4.7 and RHEL 5.3 guest OSs do not support the SCSI controller.
4 Select the device position in the Location list.
5 Click OK.
Hard Disk Settings
To view and configure the virtual hard disk settings, use the Hard Disk pane of Virtual Machine
Configuration. The current version of Parallels Desktop allows virtual machines to use hard disk
images in the .hdd format.
Note: You can connect up to four IDE devices (hard disks or CD/DVD-ROM drives) and 15
SCSI devices to a virtual machine. Each device is listed separately in the Virtual Machine
Configuration dialog and has its own number.