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 VM > Settings, 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.
Remote Server
(Remote virtual machine only) The physical drive or floppy image file is located on the remote host.
Local Client
(Remote virtual machine only) The physical drive or floppy image file is located on the local host.
Local (Across Sessions)
(Shared virtual machine only) The physical drive or floppy image file can be used across multiple sessions.
Local (Single Session)
(Shared virtual machine only) The physical drive or floppy image file can be used only in this session.
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 turn on or off the access to a floppy drive while a virtual machine is running, select the virtual machine, select VM > Removable Devices > Floppy, and select Disconnect or Connect.