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usage/gettingstarted
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settings/index
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usage/machinespecific
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usage/machinespecific
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usage/imageformats
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Hard disks
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==========
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The *Hard disks* page contains settings related to the emulated machine's fixed disks.
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Hard disk list
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All hard disks attached to the emulated system are listed, with the following information:
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* **Bus:** bus the disk is attached to, as well as the disk's bus channel/ID. These can be changed through the *Bus* and *Channel*/*ID* boxes below the list.
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* **File:** path to the disk image file.
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* **C/H/S:** the disk's amount of cylinders, heads and sectors, respectively.
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* **MB:** disk size in megabytes.
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Adding a new disk
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-----------------
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The *New...* button opens a new window allowing you to create an existing hard disk image file.
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* **File name:** where to save the disk image file.
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* See :ref:`usage/imageformats:Supported disk image formats` for a list of supported disk image formats.
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* **Cylinders/Heads/Sectors:** CHS parameters for the disk image. These boxes control the *Size (MB)* box below.
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* **Size (MB):** the disk image's size in MB. This box controls the *Cylinders*, *Heads* and *Sectors* boxes above.
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* See :ref:`limits` for information on disk size limits.
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* **Bus:** bus to attach the disk to.
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* **Channel**/**ID:** where to attach the disk on the selected bus.
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* The *Channel* for an IDE bus has two numbers, which correspond to an IDE channel and device, respectively:
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+---------+-----------+------+
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|*Channel*|IDE channel|Device|
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+=========+===========+======+
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|0:0 |Primary |Master|
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+---------+-----------+------+
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|0:1 |Primary |Slave |
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+---------+-----------+------+
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|1:0 |Secondary |Master|
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+---------+-----------+------+
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|1:1 |Secondary |Slave |
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+---------+-----------+------+
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|2:0 |Tertiary |Master|
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+---------+-----------+------+
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|2:1 |Tertiary |Slave |
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+---------+-----------+------+
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|3:0 |Quaternary |Master|
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+---------+-----------+------+
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|3:1 |Quaternary |Slave |
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+---------+-----------+------+
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Press the *OK* button to create the image, or *Cancel* to close the window.
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Adding an existing disk
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-----------------------
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The *Existing...* button opens a similar window to the *New...* button, except that it lets you select an existing disk image file. The CHS parameters are guessed from the image's file size, or the file header if the image is of a format which contains a header.
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After selecting the image file and checking if the parameters are correct, select the *Bus* and *Channel*/*ID* and press *OK* to add the image. Press *Cancel* to close the window.
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Removing a disk
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---------------
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Select a disk on the list and press *Remove* to remove it.
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.. _limits:
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Size limits
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There are limits to how big of a hard disk an emulated machine can accept. Such limits will vary depending on the machine's age, but here are a few important ones:
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+------------+---------+---------+-----+-------+
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|Limit |Disk size|Cylinders|Heads|Sectors|
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+============+=========+=========+=====+=======+
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|20-bit CHS |504 MB |1024 |16 |63 |
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+------------+---------+---------+-----+-------+
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|Extended CHS|8032 MB |1024 |256 |63 |
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+------------+---------+---------+-----+-------+
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|48-bit LBA |131071 MB|Not applicable |
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+------------+---------+-----------------------+
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network
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ports
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peripherals
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hdd
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Supported disk image formats
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============================
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Placeholder page.
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