Specifications

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10. Choose the type of SCSI adapter you want to use with the virtual machine.
An IDE and a SCSI adapter are installed in the virtual machine. The IDE adapter is
always ATAPI. You can choose between a BusLogic or LSI Logic SCSI adapter. The
default for your guest operating system is already selected. Most guests except
for newer operating systems like Windows Server 2003, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 and NetWare 6.5 default to the BusLogic adapter.
The LSI Logic adapter has improved performance and works better with generic
SCSI devices. The LSI Logic adapter is included with Windows Server 2003.
The choice of SCSI adapter does not affect your decision to make your virtual
disk an IDE or SCSI disk. However, most guest operating systems do not include a
driver for the LSI Logic adapter; you must download the driver from the LSI Logic
Web site. See the VMware Guest Operating System Installation Guide for details
about the driver and the guest operating system you plan to install in this virtual
machine.
You cannot change the SCSI adapter type after you create the virtual machine.
11. Select the disk you want to use with the virtual machine.
To use a new, unformatted virtual disk, select Create a new virtual disk.