User`s manual

Workstation User’s Manual
172 VMware, Inc.
Useoneofthefollowingstrategiestoworkaroundthisproblemwithnonstandard
resolutions:
 Ifyourhostcomputer’sscreenresolutionishighenough,youcanenlargethe
windowandchooseFitGuestNow.
 Ifyourhostcomputer’sscreenresolutiondoesnotallowyoutoenlargethe
Workstationconsolesufficiently,youcanmanuallysettheguestoperating
system’sscreenresolutionto640×480orlarger.
Configuring Video and Sound
Forbestcolorandgraphicsdisplay,youmustcoordinatehostandguestcolorsettings.
WorkstationalsosupportsgamesandapplicationsthatuseDirectX9accelerated
graphics,butyoumustperformsome3‐Dpreparationtasksonthehostandguest.
Withregardstosoundsupport,Workstationusuallyinstallsthenecessarydrivers,but
onsom
eoftheoldestandnewe
stguestoperatingsystems,youmustmanuallyinstall
adriver.
Setting Screen Color Depth
Thenumberofscreencolorsavailableintheguestoperatingsystemdependsonthe
screencolorsettingofthehostoperatingsystem.
Virtualmachinessupport:
 16‐color(VGA)mode
 8‐bitpseudocolor
 16bitsperpixel(16significantbitsperpixel)
 32bitsperpixel(24significantbitsperpixel)
Ifthehostisin15‐bitcolormode,theguestoperatingsystem’scolorsettingcontrols
offer15‐bitmodeinplaceof16‐bitmode.
Ifthehostisin24‐bitcolormode,theguestoperatingsystem’scolorsettingcontrols
offer24‐bitmod
einplaceof32‐
bitmode.
Ifyourunaguestoperatingsystemsetforagreaternumberofcolorsthanyourhost
operatingsystemisusing,youcanencounterproblems.Insomecases,forexample,the
colorsintheguestarenotcorrect.Inothers,theguestoperat
ingsys
temcannotusea
graphicalinterface.