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If you selected Create a blank floppy image, use the default path and filename
or type in a new one. To navigate to a location, click Browse. When the field
contains the path and filename you want to use for the new floppy image file,
click Finish.
Note: By default, only one floppy drive is enabled in the virtual machine’s BIOS. If you
are adding a second floppy drive to the virtual machine, click inside the virtual
machine window and press F2 as the virtual machine boots to enter the BIOS setup
utility. On the main panel, choose Legacy Diskette B: and use the plus (+) and minus
(-) keys on the numerical keypad to select the type of floppy drive you want to use.
Then press F10 to save your changes and close the BIOS setup utility.
Connecting a CD-ROM or Floppy Drive to an Image File
You can use the virtual machine settings editor to connect an existing virtual CD-ROM
or floppy drive to an image file.
You can connect a virtual CD-ROM drive to an ISO image file.
Connecting to an ISO Image File
1. Open the virtual machine settings editor (VM > Settings) and select the
DVD/CD-ROM drive you want to connect to the image file.
2. Select Use ISO Image and enter the path and filename for the image file or click
Browse to navigate to the file.
3. Click OK to save the configuration and close the virtual machine settings editor.
Connecting to a Floppy Image File
1. Open the virtual machine settings editor (VM > Settings) and select the floppy
drive you want to connect to an image file.
2. Type the path and filename for the floppy image file you want to use or click
Browse to navigate to the file.
If you want to create a new image file, click Create. Use the default filename and
folder or change them as you wish.
3. Click Finish.