
Running Virtual Machine 129
Connecting a Floppy Drive
If you start a guest operating system with the floppy drive enabled, you may connect/disconnect
it and replace the image file it accesses at runtime.
Note: If the floppy drive is 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 (page
175) tab) and power on the virtual machine.
To connect or disconnect the floppy drive:
Choose Floppy -> Connect or Floppy -> Disconnect from the Devices menu.
To connect or replace the image file accessed by the virtual floppy do one of the following:
Choose Floppy -> Connect image command in the Devices menu; locate the image file and
select it.
Right-click (Control-click) the floppy drive icon
on the status bar (page 47) and
choose the Connect image command from the device shortcut menu.
Drag and drop an image file onto the device icon on the status bar.
Connecting a Network Adapter
If a network adapter is enabled in your virtual machine configuration, you can
connect/disconnect it while running the guest OS.
Note: If the network adapter is disabled, shut down the guest OS first, then enable the network
adapter in the Configuration Editor (select the Enabled check box in the Network Adapter
Options (page 182) tab) and power on the virtual machine.
To connect or disconnect the network adapter, do one of the following:
Choose Network from the Devices menu, then select the Connect or Disconnect command,.
Right-click the network adapter icon
on the status bar (page 47) to display the shortcut
menu and choose appropriate command.
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