Defining Floppy Drives
The VM configuration editor will detect a floppy disk drive and automatically add it to your configuration. You can add one or two floppy drives using the VM configuration editor, as follows.
To add a floppy drive:
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Open the VM configuration editor.
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Click the expansion symbol to the left of floppy drive.
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Click Device.
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The configuration panel refreshes the right hand side to show device information. Enter the path to the floppy. For example:
/dev/fd0
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Click Install.
If you install more than one floppy drive then you need to tell the BIOS when you first boot (Power On) the VM, as follows.
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Press F2 when booting the VM to enter BIOS setup.
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The BIOS setup main panel allows you to enable and select the type for floppy disks A: and B:. By default A: is a 1.44 MB 3 1/2 floppy drive and B: is disabled. Enable B: and select the type of floppy.
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Press F10 to save and exit.
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Exit the VM configuration editor by clicking OK, or continue to add or modify another feature.