You can configure when a floppy drive is connected to a virtual machine, whether to use a specific drive or allow Workstation Pro to detect a drive, and whether to use an disk drive image file instead of a physical drive.
To configure floppy drive settings for a selected virtual machine, select , click the Hardware tab, and select the floppy drive.
Table 1.
Floppy Drive Settings
Setting |
Description |
Connected |
Connect the drive or floppy image file while the virtual machine is running. |
Connect at power on |
Connect the floppy drive when you power on the virtual machine. |
Location |
Select the location of the physical drive or floppy image file.
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Remote Server
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(Remote virtual machine only) The physical drive or floppy image file is located on the remote host.
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Local Client
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(Remote virtual machine only) The physical drive or floppy image file is located on the local host.
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Local (Across Sessions)
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(Shared virtual machine only) The physical drive or floppy image file can be used across multiple sessions.
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Local (Single Session)
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(Shared virtual machine only) The physical drive or floppy image file can be used only in this session.
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Use a physical drive |
Select a specific floppy drive or select Auto detect to allow Workstation Pro to detect a drive to use. |
Use a floppy image file |
Create or browse to a floppy image (.img or .flp ) file. Select Read only to prevent changes from being made to the file. |
To disable or enable access to a floppy drive while a virtual machine is running, select the virtual machine, select , and select Disconnect or Connect.