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Working with a CD/DVD-ROM Drive

When running a virtual machine with a CD/DVD-ROM drive you can:

Note: If the guest OS was started with the CD/DVD-ROM drive disabled, you should shut down the guest OS first, then enable CD/DVD-ROM in the Configuration Editor (select the Enabled check box in the CD/DVD-ROM Options tab) and restart the guest OS.

All commands to control CD/DVD-ROM during guest OS execution can be found in the Parallels Workstation Devices menu.

How to Connect/Disconnect CD/DVD-ROM Drive

To connect or disconnect a CD/DVD-ROM drive, do the following:

  1. Select the Devices->CD/DVD-ROM <number> in Parallels Workstation menu.
  2. Select the Connect/Disconnect command to connect or disconnect the CD/DVD-ROM drive respectively.

Note. You may also enable/disable a CD/DVD-ROM drive using context menu of the CD/DVD-ROM drive CD/DVD-ROM Icon on the status bar.

How to Change Media CD/DVD-ROM Drive Accesses

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

  1. Select the Devices->CD/DVD-ROM <number> in Parallels Workstation menu.
  2. Select Connect to <drive letter> to access real CD/DVD-ROM drive or Connect image to access an .iso image file.

Note: You may also switch change the media using commands in the context menu of the CD/DVD-ROM drive CD/DVD-ROM Icon on the status bar.