User`s guide

Virtual Machine Technology Basics 13
Parallels Virtual Machine
Taking the best from the virtual machine and Intel virtualization technologies, Parallels Desktop
enables you to create virtual machines with a variety of virtual hardware devices.
A Parallels virtual machine works like a stand-alone computer with the following hardware:
CPU
Up to 8-core Intel CPU
Motherboard
Intel i965 chipset based motherboard
RAM
Up to 8 GB of RAM
Video Adapter
VGA and SVGA with VESA 3.0 compatible Video Adapter
Video RAM
Up to 256 MB of Video RAM
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 card 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 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