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settings, there may be only one refresh rate option available. Settings for
some of the higher resolutions may not be available.
Font Cache Size. You can increase or decrease the font cache size,
depending on your needs. The font cache is memory available for saving
bitmaps of frequently used fonts. WINMODE tries to set the optimum cache
size for you, but you can adjust the setting.
Operating System. Choose between DOS-Windows and OS/2-Windows,
depending on your system.
After you finish selecting options, click the OK button. WINMODE asks if
you are ready to restart Windows in order for your changes to take effect. If
you choose ‘No’, WINMODE discards the changes you made.
For help on the WINMODE utility, select Help from the program menu.
Display drivers
The Cirrus Logic video controller is 100% VGA compatible. The display
drivers which this Appendix describes improve the resolution for software
application packages which the controller supports.
Cirrus Logic supplies the SVGA driver and optional utilities software. The
installation instructions for each display driver follow an introduction.
Follow the instructions carefully to be sure that each display driver installs
correctly. The installation instructions assume that the VGA diskette is
located in drive ‘A.’ If you use drive ‘B,’ change the instructions
appropriately.
Before You Begin
Not all video modes will be available on all systems. If you install
an extended mode driver for a video mode that is not available, the
application program will not function properly. A number of things
determine the list of available video modes, including the current
monitor type, the amount of installed memory, and the revision of
the controller. To determine which modes are available before
installing the driver, run the CLMODE program and examine the
list of available video modes.
Microsoft Windows 3.1
Before Upgrading From a Previous Release
Cirrus Logic supplies the SVGA driver and optional utilities
software. Before installing the new drivers, use Windows Setup to
select the VGA or SVGA video driver so that when you begin the