When using the Remote Disc feature of a MacBook Air:
Unable to find a CD-ROM drive.Failed to connect virtual device ide1:0
Remote discs can be accessed by Fusion 4.x and later to install guest operating systems as well as to install software inside the guest.
Note: Before you can use a Remote Disc in Fusion, you must first enable CD/DVD Sharing in your Mac OS. For more information, see Apple's article DVD or CD sharing: Using Remote Disc.
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To install a guest operating system using a Remote Disc:
Devices
list in the sidebar.To add a Remote Disc as a new CD/DVD drive:
Remote Disc does not present the remote CD/DVD to the MacBook Air as physical disc, but instead as a file system. The data still comes across, but the format/structure of a CD/DVD is missing.
Disk Utility can be used to create an ISO of the required disc. Fusion accepts this ISO as a valid CD/DVD for use in operating system installations, or as a disk image to connect the virtual machine's CD-ROM drive. For details, see Creating a Fusion virtual machine with a disk image (video included).