Workstation User’s Manual
352 VMware, Inc.
Enable the USB 2.0 Controller for a Virtual Machine
ThevirtualmachineʹsUSBcontrollerandhigh‐speedUSB2.0devicesareenabledby
default.Modemsandcertainstreamingdatadevices,suchasspeakersandwebcams,
donotworkproperlyunlessyouenableUSB2.0support.
IfyourvirtualmachinewascreatedusinganolderversionofWorkstationtheUSB2.0
de
vic
esupportisnotenabled.YoucanenabletheUSBcontrollerinthevirtualmachine
settingseditorofWorkstation7.0.
Beforeyoubegin,performoneofthefollowing tasksthatapplytoyourconfiguration:
VerifythatthevirtualmachineisaWorkstation6.xorhighervirtualmachine.
VerifythattheguestsupportsUSB2.0devices.
OnWindowsXPguests,verifythatthelatestservicepackisinstalledtouse
USB 2.0.
IfyouuseWindowsXPwithnoservicepacks,thedriverfortheEHCIcontroller
cannotbeloaded.
IfyoudonotplantouseUSBdevicesinavirtualmachine,youcanusethevirtual
machinesettingsed
itortodisableUSB2.0support.
To enable the USB 2.0 Controller for a virtual machine
1 Selectthevirtualmachine.
2 ChooseVM>Settings.
3OntheHardwaretab,selectUSBController.
4 SelecttheEnablehigh‐speedsupportforUSB2.0devicescheckboxandclick
OK.
Add a USB Controller to a Virtual Machine
Bydefault,aUSBcontrollerisincludedwhenyoucreateavirtualmachine.Ifyou
removetheUSBcontroller,youcanadditback.
Thiscontrollerisrequiredtouseasmartcardinavirtualmachineregardlessof
whetherthesmartcardreaderisaUSBdevice.
To add a USB controller to a virtual machine
1 Selectthevirtualmachine.
2M
ak
esurethevirtualmachineispoweredoff.
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