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==VPC hardware comparison== |
==VPC hardware comparison== |
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! Virtual PC 2004 |
! Virtual PC (2004, 2007) |
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! Virtual PC 2007 |
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! Notes |
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| Floppy disk drive |
| Floppy disk drive |
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| Supported |
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| Supported |
| Supported |
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| Both versions support 720 KB and 1.44 MB disk images. |
| Both versions support 720 KB and 1.44 MB disk images. |
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| Power management |
| Power management |
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| APM 1.2, ACPI |
| APM 1.2, ACPI |
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| APM 1.2, ACPI |
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| BIOS |
| BIOS |
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| American Megatrends |
| American Megatrends |
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| American Megatrends |
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| Both versions seem to support the same BIOS. I'm not certain about this though. |
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| CD/DVD |
| CD/DVD |
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| CD supported |
| CD supported |
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| Can use either an ISO image, or the host computer's physical CD or DVD drive. |
| Can use either an ISO image, or the host computer's physical CD or DVD drive. |
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| Sound |
| Sound |
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| Supported |
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| Supported |
| Supported |
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| The sound card emulated is the Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 (ISA), which supports digital signal processing and FM synthesis. |
| The sound card emulated is the Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 (ISA), which supports digital signal processing and FM synthesis. |
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| Ports |
| Ports |
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| LPT1, COM1 and COM2 |
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| LPT1, COM1 and COM2 |
| LPT1, COM1 and COM2 |
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| LPT1 is redirected to a physical parallel port. The serial ports are redirected to either a file, named pipe or physical port. |
| LPT1 is redirected to a physical parallel port. The serial ports are redirected to either a file, named pipe or physical port. |
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| Video |
| Video |
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| S3 Trio PCI |
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| S3 Trio PCI |
| S3 Trio PCI |
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| VESA 2.0 is supported. |
| VESA 2.0 is supported. |
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| Keyboard |
| Keyboard |
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| Supported |
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| Supported |
| Supported |
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| Controller chip is Intel 8255. |
| Controller chip is Intel 8255. |
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| Motherboard |
| Motherboard |
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| Emulates Intel 440BX |
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| Emulates Intel 440BX |
| Emulates Intel 440BX |
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| Contains the PIC (8259), PIT (8254), DMA controller (8237), CMOS and RTC. |
| Contains the PIC (8259), PIT (8254), DMA controller (8237), CMOS and RTC. |
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| Mouse |
| Mouse |
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| Supported |
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| Supported |
| Supported |
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| PS2 mouse supported on IRQ 12. |
| PS2 mouse supported on IRQ 12. |
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| Network |
| Network |
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| Intel/DEC 21140 |
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| Intel/DEC 21140 |
| Intel/DEC 21140 |
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| This is an Ethernet card. It supports the five most common packet types: |
| This is an Ethernet card. It supports the five most common packet types: |
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| Processor |
| Processor |
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| Intel Pentium 3 |
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| Intel Pentium 3 |
| Intel Pentium 3 |
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| The host computer's processor is virtualised. |
| The host computer's processor is virtualised. |
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| APICs |
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| Virtual PC doesn't support any APICs of any type. You're stuck with the PIT |
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Source: [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/833144 Overview of the technical specifications in Virtual PC 2004] |
Source: [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/833144 Overview of the technical specifications in Virtual PC 2004] |
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Revision as of 20:19, 11 August 2009
ACPI tables
| Emulator | Tables detected |
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| Microsoft Virtual PC | RSDP, RSDT, FACP |
| Bochs | RSDP, RSDT, FACP, MADT, SSDT |
PCI IRQ tables
PCI IRQ Routing Table Specification
VPC hardware comparison
| Category | Virtual PC (2004, 2007) | Notes |
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| Floppy disk drive | Supported | Both versions support 720 KB and 1.44 MB disk images. |
| Power management | APM 1.2, ACPI | Only the basic ACPI tables are supported, with no MADT or derived tables. I'm trying APM in a few weeks. |
| BIOS | American Megatrends | |
| CD/DVD | CD supported | Can use either an ISO image, or the host computer's physical CD or DVD drive. |
| Sound | Supported | The sound card emulated is the Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 (ISA), which supports digital signal processing and FM synthesis. |
| Ports | LPT1, COM1 and COM2 | LPT1 is redirected to a physical parallel port. The serial ports are redirected to either a file, named pipe or physical port. |
| Video | S3 Trio PCI | VESA 2.0 is supported.
The maximum supported resolution is 1600x1200. 8 MB of video RAM is available, but to access it, VPC additions are needed. S3 Trio graphics acceleration is fully supported. |
| Keyboard | Supported | Controller chip is Intel 8255. |
| Motherboard | Emulates Intel 440BX | Contains the PIC (8259), PIT (8254), DMA controller (8237), CMOS and RTC. |
| Mouse | Supported | PS2 mouse supported on IRQ 12. |
| Network | Intel/DEC 21140 | This is an Ethernet card. It supports the five most common packet types:
Both unicast and multicast packets are supported. |
| Processor | Intel Pentium 3 | The host computer's processor is virtualised. |
| APICs | Not supported | Virtual PC doesn't support any APICs of any type. You're stuck with the PIT |
Source: Overview of the technical specifications in Virtual PC 2004