1# All Hardware {#sec-profile-all-hardware}
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3Enables all hardware supported by NixOS: i.e., all firmware is included, and
4all devices from which one may boot are enabled in the initrd. Its primary
5use is in the NixOS installation CDs.
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7The enabled kernel modules include support for SATA and PATA, SCSI
8(partially), USB, Firewire (untested), Virtio (QEMU, KVM, etc.), VMware, and
9Hyper-V. Additionally, [](#opt-hardware.enableAllFirmware) is
10enabled, and the firmware for the ZyDAS ZD1211 chipset is specifically
11installed.