Hello,
IDE is unsupported. PLease use a supported SATA or SCSI adapter. http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi35_io_guide.pdf has the list of supported disk controllers.
Best regards,
Edward L. Haletky
VMware Communities User Moderator
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