Workstation User’s Manual
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Useoneofthefollowingstrategiestoworkaroundthisproblemwithnonstandard
resolutions:
Ifyourhostcomputer’sscreenresolutionishighenough,youcanenlargethe
windowandchooseFitGuestNow.
Ifyourhostcomputer’sscreenresolutiondoesnotallowyoutoenlargethe
Workstationconsolesufficiently,youcanmanuallysettheguestoperating
system’sscreenresolutionto640×480orlarger.
Configuring Video and Sound
Forbestcolorandgraphicsdisplay,youmustcoordinatehostandguestcolorsettings.
WorkstationalsosupportsgamesandapplicationsthatuseDirectX9accelerated
graphics,butyoumustperformsome3‐Dpreparationtasksonthehostandguest.
Withregardstosoundsupport,Workstationusuallyinstallsthenecessarydrivers,but
onsom
eoftheoldestandnewe
stguestoperatingsystems,youmustmanuallyinstall
adriver.
Setting Screen Color Depth
Thenumberofscreencolorsavailableintheguestoperatingsystemdependsonthe
screencolorsettingofthehostoperatingsystem.
Virtualmachinessupport:
16‐color(VGA)mode
8‐bitpseudocolor
16bitsperpixel(16significantbitsperpixel)
32bitsperpixel(24significantbitsperpixel)
Ifthehostisin15‐bitcolormode,theguestoperatingsystem’scolorsettingcontrols
offer15‐bitmodeinplaceof16‐bitmode.
Ifthehostisin24‐bitcolormode,theguestoperatingsystem’scolorsettingcontrols
offer24‐bitmod
einplaceof32‐
bitmode.
Ifyourunaguestoperatingsystemsetforagreaternumberofcolorsthanyourhost
operatingsystemisusing,youcanencounterproblems.Insomecases,forexample,the
colorsintheguestarenotcorrect.Inothers,theguestoperat
ingsys
temcannotusea
graphicalinterface.
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