
180 Parallels Desktop for Mac User Guide
CD/DVD-ROM Options
The CD/DVD-ROM options tab of Configuration Editor lets you configure a virtual machine's
CD/DVD-ROM drive. It can be connected to a real CD/DVD-ROM drive of your computer as
well as to a CD/DVD .iso image. The information on using CD/DVD images in Parallels
Desktop can be found in CD/DVD Real Discs and Their Images (page 20) topic.
Note. Configuration Editor is available only when the virtual machine is stopped.
Up to four IDE devices (hard disks and CD/DVD-ROM drives) can be connected to a virtual
machine currently. This means, that there cannot be more than four hard drives and CD/DVD-
ROM drives together, that is, it doesn't matter how many of IDE devices are hard drives and
how many are CD/DVD-ROM drives.
Device Status:
If you wish to temporary disable a CD/DVD-ROM drive without removing it from the
configuration, clear the Enabled check box.
Note: If you start the operating system with the CD/DVD-ROM drive disabled, you cannot
change this option when the virtual machine is running.
If the CD-DVD-ROM drive is enabled, it can be connected or disconnected at runtime.
Media that the CD/DVD-ROM drive can access may also be changed.
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