User`s guide

Configuring the Virtual Machine 218
Parallels Desktop supports CD/DVD disc images in the ISO, CUE, and CCD formats.
Note: DMG disk images made with Mac OS X Disk Utility are also supported by Parallels
Desktop. When creating such an image, make sure you create a read-only and uncompressed
image without any encryption.
Floppy Disks and Floppy Disk Images
Parallels Desktop can use two types of floppy disks:
 Real diskettes inserted into a real floppy disk drive that is connected to the virtual machine.
 Floppy disk image files having the .fdd extension and connected to the virtual machine.
Parallels Desktop treats floppy disk images like real diskettes. Parallels Desktop supports floppy
disk image files that have the .fdd extension and 1.44 MB size.
Initializing the Newly Added Space
This section provides some general guidelines on initializing new virtual hard disks or new
space added to your existing virtual hard disks.