Parallels Workstation 2.2, 100-249u, FR, MNT WWL2XM-05-FR Manual Do Utilizador

ƒ  If the CD/DVD-ROM drive is enabled, you can select the Connect at startup check box to 

start the guest OS with the CD/DVD disc inserted. 

Emulation: 

ƒ  If you have a physical CD/DVD-ROM on your computer, you can use it in the virtual 

machine. In this case, select the Use real CD/DVD-ROM check box, the name of the physical 
CD/DVD-ROM (for example, D:) will be shown in the CD/DVD-ROM drives drop-down 
menu and available for selection. 

Note: In Linux primary OS to be able to connect the virtual machine CD/DVD-ROM drive 
to a real CD/DVD-ROM drive, you should have system privileges to access the real device. 
Otherwise the real CD/DVD-ROM drive will not appear in the list of available devices even 
though it is installed on your computer.  

ƒ  If you want to use a CD/DVD image (e.g., the .iso file), select the Use image file flag. As 

you select it, another field where you can enter the CD/DVD image file name appears 
below. Specify the path to your CD/DVD image file or click the Browse button and locate 
the CD/DVD image file.  

Attachment Options: 

ƒ  Choose the IDE channel to connect to CD/DVD-ROM image in the Connect to list. If you 

want the CD/DVD-ROM to be the startup drive select IDE 0:1 in the list. 

Note that if you set two startup drives at once - hard disk (IDE 0:0) and CD/DVD-ROM 
(IDE 0:1) - the guest OS will try to boot according to the sequence set on the Booting 
Options (page 107) tab of the General Options.