Parallels WorkStation 2.2, 500-999u, EDU, ESD, FR WWL2XL-A07-FR Benutzerhandbuch

If you start a guest operating system with the floppy drive enabled, you may connect/disconnect 
it and change its options while running the guest OS. Parallels Workstation allows to: 

ƒ  connect/disconnect floppy drive, 
ƒ  change media that floppy drive access. 

Note: If the guest OS is started with the floppy drive disabled, you should shut down the guest 
OS first, then enable the floppy in the Configuration Editor (select the Enabled check box in the 
Floppy Options (on page 113) tab) and restart the guest OS. 

Guest operating system with a virtual floppy connected to a real floppy drive prevents the 
floppy from being accessed by the primary OS while guest OS is running.  

To connect or disconnect the floppy drive, do the following: 

1  Select the Devices->Floppy <drive letter> in Parallels Workstation menu. 

2  Select the Connect/Disconnect command to connect or disconnect the CD/DVD-ROM drive 

respectively. 

Note. You may also connect/disconnect a floppy drive using the context menu of the floppy 
drive 

  on the status bar. 

Data type accessed by the floppy drive can be switched from a real floppy to an image file and 
vice versa. To change the media accessed by the floppy drive: 

1  Select the Devices->Floppy <drive letter> in Parallels Workstation menu. 

2  Select  Connect to <drive letter> to access real CD/DVD-ROM drive or Connect image to 

access a flopy image file.  

Note: You may also switch change the media using commands in the context menu of the 
floppy drive 

 on the status bar.