diff --git a/3rdparty/vmware/haiku.vmx b/3rdparty/vmware/haiku.vmx
index 3c10f54a73..8d5f195b54 100644
--- a/3rdparty/vmware/haiku.vmx
+++ b/3rdparty/vmware/haiku.vmx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 config.version = "8"
 virtualHW.version = "3"
 
-MemAllowAutoScaleDown = "FALSE"
+MemAllowAutoScaleDown = "false"
 MemTrimRate = "-1"
 
 uuid.location = "56 4d 20 2e e7 51 21 3a-cf 1f 8c a4 85 aa 04 9b"
@@ -13,42 +13,58 @@ checkpoint.vmState = ""
 
 displayName = "Haiku"
 guestOS = "other"
-memsize = "256"
+memsize = "512"
 
 ethernet0.present= "true"
 ethernet0.startConnected = "true"
 ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"
 ethernet0.connectionType = "bridged"
-
-serial0.present = "true"
-serial0.fileType = "file"
-serial0.fileName = "haiku-serial-port.txt"
-serial0.tryNoRxLoss = "FALSE"
-
-usb.present = "TRUE"
-
-sound.present = "FALSE"
-
-scsi0.present = "FALSE"
-
-floppy0.present = "FALSE"
-
-ide0:0.present = "TRUE"
-ide0:0.fileName = "haiku.vmdk"
-ide0:0.deviceType = "disk"
-ide0:0.mode = "persistent"
-ide0:0.redo = ""
-ide0:0.writeThrough = "FALSE"
-ide0:0.startConnected = "FALSE"
-
-ide0:1.present = "FALSE"
-
-ide1:0.present = "FALSE"
-
-ide1:1.present = "FALSE"
-
 ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
 ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:aa:04:9b"
 ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"
 
-tools.remindInstall = "TRUE"
+serial0.present = "true"
+serial0.fileType = "file"
+serial0.fileName = "serial-port.txt"
+serial0.tryNoRxLoss = "false"
+
+usb.present = "true"
+
+sound.present = "false"
+sound.autodetect = "true"
+sound.virtualDev = "es1371"
+sound.fileName = "-1"
+sound.startConnected = "true"
+
+scsi0.present = "false"
+
+floppy0.present = "false"
+
+ide0:0.present = "true"
+ide0:0.fileName = "haiku.vmdk"
+ide0:0.deviceType = "disk"
+ide0:0.mode = "persistent"
+ide0:0.redo = ""
+ide0:0.writeThrough = "false"
+ide0:0.startConnected = "false"
+
+ide0:1.present = "false"
+
+ide1:0.present = "false"
+ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"
+ide1:0.startConnected = "true"
+ide1:0.fileName = "auto detect"
+ide1:0.autodetect = "true"
+
+ide1:1.present = "false"
+
+tools.remindInstall = "false"
+
+# If you have a dual core (or more), you might want to use both cores in the
+# emulation as well. VMware Player only supports 2, otherwise 4 are possible.
+#numvcpus = "2"
+
+# This gets rid of the annoying serial debug output requester - although it
+# always append the serial output, then.
+#msg.autoAnswer = "true"
+