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September 5th, 2008 16:00

installing VMware - new VM won't let me use a physical drive...

I've installed vmware server on my dell d430 laptop, to demo lefthand's new VSA ISCSI SAN. after installing the server, attempting to install an XP vm presents a problem - I can't select a physical drive (my external CD/DVD drive) from which to install the guest OS. Left Hand hasn't heard of this one, nore has vmware, so I thought I'd ask here. I'd prefer not to create an ISO on my laptop to install XP vm's for a demo.

Any advise is appreciated!
Richard
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    virtualTodd

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    Posted September 5th, 2008 21:00

    I found this item on the Ubuntu forum that sounds alot like your problem.

    http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-582945.html

    Not sure that it is actually the same however. Did you try restarting the VMware Server service after attaching the external CDROM?

    Todd

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