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Virtual Machine Specifications
Each virtual machine created with VMware Workstation 5 provides a platform that includes the following devices that your guest operating system can see.
Processor
• Same processor as that on host computer
• One virtual processor on a host with one or more logical processors
• Two virtual processors (two-way virtual symmetric multiprocessing, or Virtual SMP) on a host with at least two logical processors.
Note: The following are all considered to have two logical processors:
• A single-processor host with hyperthreading enabled
• A single-processor host with a dual-core CPU
• A multiprocessor host with two CPUs, neither of which are dual-core or have hyperthreading enabled
Chip Set
• Intel 440BX-based motherboard
• NS338 SIO
• 82093AA IOAPIC
BIOS
• PhoenixBIOS™ 4.0 Release 6 with VESA BIOS
Memory
• Up to 3.6GB, depending on host memory
• Maximum of 4GB total available for all virtual machines
Graphics
• VGA and SVGA support
IDE Drives
• Up to four devices — disks, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM (DVD drives can be used to read data DVD-ROM discs; DVD video is not supported)
• Hard disks can be virtual disks or physical disks
• IDE virtual disks up to 950GB
• CD-ROM can be a physical device or an ISO image file
SCSI Devices
• Up to seven devices
• SCSI virtual disks up to 950GB
• Hard disks can be virtual disks or physical disks
• Generic SCSI support allows devices to be used without need for drivers in the host operating system. Works with scanners, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, tape drives and other SCSI devices
• LSI Logic® LSI53C10xx Ultra320 SCSI I/O controller
• Mylex® (BusLogic) BT-958 compatible host bus adapter (requires add-on driver from VMware for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003)
Floppy Drives
• Up to two 1.44MB floppy devices
• Physical drives or floppy image files
Serial (COM) Ports
• Up to four serial (COM) ports
• Output to serial ports, Windows or Linux files, or named pipes
Parallel (LPT) Ports
• Up to three bidirectional parallel (LPT) ports
• Output to parallel ports or host operating system files
USB ports
• Two-port USB 1.1 UHCI controller
• Supports most devices including USB printers, scanners, PDAs, hard disk drives, memory card readers and digital cameras, as well as streaming devices such as webcams, speakers, and microphones.
Keyboard
• 104-key Windows 95/98 enhanced
Mouse and Drawing Tablets
• PS/2 mouse
• Serial tablets supported
Ethernet Card
• Up to three virtual Ethernet cards
• AMD PCnet-PCI II compatible
• For 64-bit guests: Intel Pro/1000 MT Server Adapter compatible
Sound
• Sound output and input
• Emulates Creative Labs Sound Blaster AudioPCI (MIDI input, game controllers and joysticks are not supported, except for USB devices)
Virtual Networking
• Support for nine or more virtual Ethernet switches, depending on the host operating system. Three switches are configured by default for bridged, host-only, and NAT networking.
• Support for most Ethernet-based protocols, including TCP/IP, NetBEUI, Microsoft Networking, Samba, Novell Netware, and Network File System.
• Built-in NAT supports client software using TCP/IP, FTP, DNS, HTTP, and Telnet, including VPN support for PPTP over NAT.
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