Specifications

2 Select File > Open a Virtual Machine.
3 Browse to the new location of the .vmx file and click Open.
Change the Memory Allocation for a Virtual Machine
You can adjust the amount of memory that is allocated to a virtual machine.
On 64-bit hosts, the maximum amount of memory for each virtual machine is 32GB. On 32-bit hosts, the
maximum amount of memory for each virtual machine is 8GB. The total amount of memory that you can
assign to all virtual machines running on a single host system is limited only by the amount of RAM on the
host system.
Prerequisites
Power off the virtual machine.
Procedure
1 Select the virtual machine and select Player > Manage > Virtual Machine Settings.
2 On the Hardware tab, select Memory.
The Memory panel includes information to help you select the appropriate amount of memory for the
virtual machine. The high end of the range is determined by the amount of memory that is allocated to
all running virtual machines.
3 Align the slider with the corresponding icon to change the amount of memory.
The color-coded icons indicate the maximum recommended memory, the recommended memory, and
the guest operating system minimum memory amounts.
4 Click OK to save your changes.
5 Power on the virtual machine to implement the changes.
Configuring Video and Sound
For best color and graphics display, coordinate host and guest operating system color settings. Player
supports games and applications that use DirectX 9 accelerated graphics, but you must perform some 3D
preparation tasks on the host and guest operating systems.
Player usually installs the necessary drivers for sound support, but you must manually install a driver on
some of the oldest and newest guest operating systems.
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Setting Screen Color Depth on page 70
The number of screen colors available in the guest operating system depends on the screen color
setting of the host operating system.
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Using Accelerated 3D Graphics on page 70
You must perform certain preparation tasks on the host system and on virtual machines to use
accelerated 3D graphics.
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Configuring Sound on page 72
Player provides a sound device compatible with the Sound Blaster AudioPCI and supports sound in
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows
Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Linux guest operating systems. The Player sound device is
enabled by default.
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