User:Computafreak
ACPI tables
| Emulator | Tables detected |
|---|---|
| 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 | Virtual PC 2007 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floppy disk drive | Supported | Supported | Both versions support 720 KB and 1.44 MB disk images. |
| Power management | APM 1.2, ACPI | APM 1.2, ACPI | Both versions support only the basic ACPI tables. I'm trying APM in a few weeks. |
| BIOS | American Megatrends | American Megatrends | Both versions seem to support the same BIOS. I'm not certain about this though. |
| CD/DVD | CD supported | CD supported | Can use either an ISO image, or the host computer's physical CD or DVD drive. |
| Sound | Supported | 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, 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 | 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 | Supported | Controller chip is Intel 8255. |
| Motherboard | Emulates Intel 440BX | Emulates Intel 440BX | Contains the PIC (8259), PIT (8254), DMA controller (8237), CMOS and RTC. |
| Mouse | Supported | Supported | PS2 mouse supported on IRQ 12. |
| Network | Intel/DEC 21140 | 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 | Intel Pentium 3 | The host computer's processor is virtualised. |
Source: Overview of the technical specifications in Virtual PC 2004