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hardware/diskimages.rst
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Disk images
===========
86Box supports a large variety of disk image formats for the emulated disk drives.
86Box supports a large variety of disk image formats for the emulated storage drives.
.. |86f| replace:: :doc:`../dev/formats/86f`
.. |hdx| replace:: :doc:`../dev/formats/hdx`
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|86Box |131071 MB|Not applicable |
+----------------+---------+-----------------------+
The maximum supported disk image size for IDE or SCSI is
Disk overlay software such as *Ontrack Disk Manager* can work around BIOS limits and allow booting of hard drives within the 86Box limit of 131071 MB, with the same caveats as using such software on a real machine.
The maximum supported disk image size for IDE or SCSI is 131071 MB. Disk overlay software such as *Ontrack Disk Manager* can work around BIOS limits and allow booting of IDE hard drives within the 131071 MB limit, with the same caveats as using such software on a real machine.
Floppy disk images
------------------
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CD audio
^^^^^^^^
Compact Disc Digital Audio (CDDA) playback through the emulated CD-ROM drives is supported on **Cue sheet** images. Audio output is unmuted on the first CD-ROM drive and muted on subsequent drives by default; individual drives can be muted or unmuted through the :ref:`status bar <usage/statusbar:|cdrom| |nbsp| CD-ROM drives>` or :ref:`Media menu <usage/menubar:Media>`.
Compact Disc Digital Audio (CDDA) playback through the emulated CD-ROM drives is supported on **Cue sheet** images. Audio output is enabled on the first CD-ROM drive and muted on subsequent drives by default; individual drives can be muted or unmuted through the :ref:`status bar <usage/statusbar:|cdrom| |nbsp| CD-ROM drives>` or :ref:`Media menu <usage/menubar:Media>`.
.. note:: Only raw format (.bin) tracks are supported. Compressed or otherwise encapsulated audio tracks (.wav, .mp3, .ogg, .flac and other formats) are not supported.
Cassette tape images
--------------------
Supported formats:
+---------------------+--------------+
|Format |File extension|
+=====================+==============+
|**Raw PCM audio** |Many * |
+---------------------+--------------+
|PCE cassette |.cas |
+---------------------+--------------+
|Wave audio |.wav |
+---------------------+--------------+
\* Raw audio extensions recognized by 86Box include: .pcm .raw
PCjr cartridge images
---------------------
Supported formats:
+---------------------+--------------+
|Format |File extension|
+=====================+==============+
|**Raw image** |Many * |
+---------------------+--------------+
|JRipCart |.jrc |
+---------------------+--------------+
\* Raw image extensions recognized by 86Box include: .a .b .bin

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The *Storage controllers* page contains settings related to the emulated machine's disk drive controllers.
SCSI Controller
---------------
SCSI host bus adapter card to emulate. This box only lists cards supported by the machine's expansion buses.
The *Configure* button opens a new window with settings specific to the selected SCSI card, such as the I/O port and IRQ for ISA cards.
HD Controller
-------------
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FD Controller
-------------
Floppy disk drive controller card to emulate. Selecting a controller is not required, unless you wish to use the DTK controllers for adding high-density 1.44M floppy support to XT machines.
Floppy disk drive controller card to emulate. Selecting a controller is not required, unless you wish to use one of the add-on controllers for adding high-density 1.44M floppy support to XT machines.
The BIOS option ROM address used by the selected controller can be configured through the *Settings* button.
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The IRQ used by each controller can be configured through its respective *Settings* button.
.. note:: The tertiary and quaternary controllers are not Plug and Play compliant; they may require manual configuration of emulated operating systems, and may not be bootable. See :doc:`../hardware/ideterqua` for more information.
.. note:: The tertiary and quaternary controllers are not Plug and Play compliant; they may require manual configuration of emulated operating systems, and may not be bootable. See :doc:`../hardware/ideterqua` for more information.
SCSI Controllers
----------------
SCSI host bus adapter cards to emulate. Up to 4 SCSI cards are supported. The selection boxes only list cards supported by the machine's expansion buses.
The *Configure* buttons open a new window with settings specific to the corresponding SCSI card, such as the I/O port and IRQ for ISA cards.
Cassette
--------
Enable IBM cassette tape emulation. The cassette deck can be controlled through the :ref:`status bar <usage/statusbar:|cassette| Cassette deck>` or :ref:`Media menu <usage/menubar:Media>`.

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Media
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This menu lists all removable media drives attached to the emulated machine, and provides the same controls that are accessible by clicking the respective drive's icon on the :doc:`status bar <statusbar>`.
This menu lists all storage drives attached to the emulated machine, and provides the same controls that are accessible by clicking the respective drive's icon on the :doc:`status bar <statusbar>`.
Tools
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.. |cassette| image:: images/cassette.png
:scale: 150%
.. |cartridge| image:: images/cartridge.png
:scale: 150%
.. |floppy_35| image:: images/floppy_35.png
:scale: 150%
.. |floppy_525| image:: images/floppy_525.png
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.. |sound| image:: images/sound.png
:scale: 150%
|cassette| Cassette deck
------------------------
A cassette tape icon will appear if :ref:`IBM cassette emulation <settings/storage:Cassette>` is enabled.
* **New image:** create a new cassette tape image file.
* **Existing image:** insert a :ref:`cassette tape image file <hardware/diskimages:Cassette tape images>` into the deck.
* **Existing image (Write-protected):** insert a cassette tape image file into the deck as a read-only tape.
* **Record:** start recording data to the cassette tape. Not available if the tape is read-only.
* **Play:** start playing the cassette tape.
* **Rewind to the beginning:** rewind the cassette tape to its beginning.
* **Fast forward to the end:** fast forward the cassette tape to its end.
* **Eject:** remove the currently-inserted cassette tape from the deck.
|cartridge| PCjr cartridge slots
--------------------------------
Two cartridge icons will appear if the **IBM PCjr** is being emulated.
* **Image:** insert a :ref:`cartridge image file <hardware/diskimages:PCjr cartridge images>` into this slot. Inserting a cartridge will reset the PCjr.
* **Eject:** remove the currently-inserted cartridge from this slot.
|floppy_35| |floppy_525| |nbsp| Floppy drives
---------------------------------------------