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Other Utilities On the Diskette
There are six additional utility programs on the Cirrus Logic
Utilities diskette. These utilities control the Cirrus Logic CL-
GD6245 graphics controller operation modes. The additional
utilities are:
CRT.EXE resets CRT mode
PANEL.EXE starts PANEL mode
SIMUL.EXE simultaneous mode
SWITCHER.COM switches from CRT to PANEL
BOLD_DRV.COM uses bold font for driver
TSRFONT.COM a TSR for font display
It is beyond the scope of this appendix to describe the installation
and use of each utility. For additional information about these
utilities, contact Cirrus Logic. See Contacting Cirrus Logic earlier
in this appendix.
WINMODE
The WINMODE utility runs under Windows 3.1 and allows you to change
the screen resolution, number of available colors, and select either large or
normal size fonts and system resources.
This application assumes that the basic Windows VGA drivers are currently
installed and set up using Windows Setup.
If you are unsure about the resolution and color options which are available,
refer to the previous section of this appendix which contains information on
how to determine available resolutions using CLMODE.
The WINMODE icon runs WINMODE. The first time that you run
WINMODE, the settings for the current driver will not be correct. You must
make the correct settings, which the system will retain until you change
them.
You can make the following selections in WINMODE:
Resolution. If you are unsure, select a safe setting to start, such as 800 x 600.
Colors. If you are unsure, select a safe setting to start, such as 16 or 256.
Font Size. You can choose between large and small fonts. With smaller
monitors, larger fonts are more readable. Small fonts are for large monitors
which display higher resolutions.
Monitor Refresh Rates. Once you select the brand and model, WINMODE
displays several options for refresh rates at various settings. For some