Installation guide

5 Specify the location of the floppy drive or image.
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If you selected Use a physical floppy drive, select either client or host as the device location and select
the drive from the drop-down menu.
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If you selected Use a floppy image, browse to the floppy image.
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If you selected Create a blank floppy image, browse to the floppy image.
6 To have the floppy drive connected to the virtual machine when you power it on, select Connect at power
on.
7 Click Next.
8 Review the information on the Ready to Complete page, and click Finish.
Add an Ethernet Adapter (NIC) to a Virtual Machine
When you add an Ethernet adapter to a virtual machine, you select the adapter type, the network label and
whether the device should connect when the virtual machine is powered on.
Procedure
1 Start the Add Hardware wizard.
2 Select Ethernet Adapter, and click Next.
3 In the Adapter Type section, select a type.
4 In the Network connection panel, select either a named network with a specified label or a legacy network.
5 To connect the virtual NIC when the virtual machine is powered on, select Connect at power on.
6 Click Next.
7 Review your selections and click Finish.
Network Adapter Types
When you configure a virtual machine, you can add network adapters (NICs) and specify the adapter type.
The type of network adapters that are available depend on the following factors:
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The version of the virtual machine, which depends on what host created it or most recently updated it.
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Whether or not the virtual machine has been updated to the latest version for the current host.
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The guest operating system.
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