To create and add a new, empty virtual hard drive to a Windows virtual machine:
- Shut down the virtual machine.
- Go to Virtual Machine > Settings.
- Click Add Device > New Hard Disk.
- Click Next.
- Click Create a new virtual disk and click Next.
- To go to the Disk Capacity screen, specify the space you want and how you want the file to be stored.
- Click Next.
- Select the location to store the virtual disk in the storage folder of the virtual machine.
- Click Finish.
- Power on the virtual machine.
- Initialize and format the new drive.
To initialize and format the new drive in Windows Vista/Windows 7/ Windows Server 2008:
- In the Start menu, type diskmgmt.msc and click OK.
- Right-click the disk to be initialized and then click Initialize Disk. Windows prompts you to initialize the disk before Logical Disk Manager can access it.
- Select MBR and click OK.
- Right-click the unallocated space and click New Simple Volume.
- Click Next.
- Enter the size of the partition (in MB) and click Next.
- Select a drive letter and click Next.
- Select the file system type and volume name.
- Click Next.
- Click Finish. Windows prompts you to format the drive.
- Click Format.
The second virtual disk is usable when the status is Healthy.
To initialize and format the new drive in Windows XP/Windows Server 2003:
- Click Start > Run, type diskmgmt.msc and click OK.
- Right-click Disk 1 and choose Initialize Disk or use the initialization wizard.
- Right-click Unallocated space and click New Partition.
- Select Extended Partition and click Next.
- Enter the size of the partition in MB and click Next.
- Click Finish.
- Right-click Free space and click New Logical Drive.
- Enter the partition size, drive letter, and type.
- Click Finish.
The second virtual disk is usable when the status is Healthy.