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4 If you selected any device except for a hard disk, the corresponding device with a typical

configuration is added at once and ready for use.

If you selected a hard disk, you should specify some parameters:

• The hard disk type: a new image file or an existing one. Select Boot Camp if you want to

add an existing Boot Camp partition as a hard disk to your virtual machine.

• The hard disk location. Provide the path on your Mac to the existing image file or the path

and name for the new image file. By default, Parallels Desktop offers to save the new image

file in the virtual machine PVM bundle.

• The hard disk size for the new hard disk image file.

• For the new hard disk image file, you can choose one of the following formats: Expanding or

Plain. By default, the hard disk will have the Expanding format. To create a Plain hard disk,

clear the Expanding disk option. If you want the virtual hard disk to be split, select the Split

the disk image to 2 GB files option. For more information on hard disk formats, refer to

Support for Virtual and Real Disks (p. 172).