User`s guide

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Advanced Topics
Hard Disk
To view and configure the virtual hard disk settings, use the Hard Disk pane of Virtual Machine
Configuration. Parallels Desktop allows virtual machines to use hard disk images in the .hdd
format and Windows Boot Camp partitions.
Note: You can connect up to 4 IDE devices (hard disks or CD/DVD drives), 6 SATA, and 15 SCSI
devices to a virtual machine. Each device is listed separately in the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog
and has its own number.
To edit the device settings, do the following:
1 Shut down the virtual machine. (p. 47)
2 Open the Virtual Machine menu and choose Configure.
3 In the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog, click Hardware and select this device name in
the sidebar.
Note: If this device is absent, you can add it to Virtual Machine Configuration. For detailed information on
how to add a device, refer to Adding and Removing Devices.