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Configuring Floppy Drives

You can add one or two floppy drives to the virtual machine with the following procedure:

  1. Open the configuration editor.
  2. Click the expansion symbol to the left of floppy drive.
  3. Enter the path to the floppy.
  4. Click Install.
    If you want to install more than one floppy drive, you need to change the BIOS setup when you first boot (Power On) the VM.
  5. Click OK to exit the configuration editor, or continue to add or modify another feature.

A floppy drive can only be used by the host operating system or one VM at a time. If you run more than one virtual machine simultaneously, you may wish to select which one (if any) has access to the drive. To disable or enable access to a floppy drive while a virtual machine is running, use the Settings > Removable Devices menu. You may also use the VMware Toolbox running in the guest OS (if it has been been installed). The initial connectivity of the drive (enabled or disabled) for a VM is determined by the state of the Start Connected checkbox in the floppy drive configuration panel. See the VMware Web site to download a copy of the tools.