11/09/95 GDS7543 WIN95 Driver Release 2.10a ----------------------------------- GD7543 rev BC/BF silicon Resolutions & Colors supported =============================== 640x480x256 640x480x64k 640x480x16M 800x600x256 800x600x64k 1024x768x256 1024x768x64k (2 Meg video memory only) 1280x768x256 (2 Meg video memory only) Features not supported ====================== -Direct Draw. Use the Cirrus driver that shipped with your Win95 copy to get 8-bits Direct Draw support. If you use that, you would lose the ability to switch display type and setting monitor refresh rate. Features supported ================== Support QA ------- ----------- English Win95 YES YES Japanese Win95 YES In progress Win95 Utility in English YES YES Win95 Utility in Japanese NO* N/A *Note: In Japanese Win95 environment, the functionalities of the utility is the same as in English environment. The only difference is that instead of showing Japanese characters, the utility uses English. Japanese characters supported for the utility will be provided in futurn release. QA Notes ======== -Because Cirrus Logic did not receive a full functional notebook system at the time of this software release, QA cannot verify any features that require interaction between the system BIOS nad the VGA system. Problems Fixed from release 2.10 to 2.10a ========================================= -When select refresh rate from panel only or SimulSCAN, display type is switched to CRT only. PDR#3336 Known Problems ============== -In some APM implementation, hot-key switching display may cause a blank panel screen. -In 800x600 64k colors, user is able to set new monitor refresh but the new refresh does not take effect. -Changing from 640x480 or 800x600 256 colors modes to 1024x768 256 color results in desktop background pattern being duplicated on right and bottom screen in CRT only mode. -If a windowed DOS prompt is open in any non-TV display mode, switching to TV causes a display corrruption. Win95 Driver limitation ======================= -In TV mode, open any application shows that bottom of the application is chopped off because TV uses 640x400 resolution mode. -Switching from any non-TV display type to TV requires Win95 to restart. This is by design. -In TV mode, the Win95 logo screen got shifted down because TV uses 640x400 resolution mode. How to Install 754X Win95 Driver ================================ 1. Click on the Start box in the lower left corner and proceed to Settings, Control Panel. 2. Inside the Control Panel group, click on the Display icon to open the Display Properties folder and select the Settings tab (right most tab). 3. Choose the "Change Display Type..." button and click the "Change..." button in the Adapter Type group. 4. Select the "Have Disk..." button and then insert the 754X WIN95 Driver Installation diskette into the floppy drive A: or B: and proceed with OK button. 5. "Cirrus Logic 754X (Cirrus)" will be highlighted for a VLB system or select "Cirrus Logic 754X PCI (Cirrus)" for PCI system. 6. Press OK and files are being copied from the diskette to your computer. 7. If a "Version Conflict" dialog box pops up and asks "Do you want to keep this file?", answer "No". 8. Press Close again to exit Display Properties folder. 9. Select Yes to restart computer before the new driver will take effect. How to change colordepth ======================== 1. Make sure you have installed the Cirrus Logic 754X Win 95' driver (see How to Install 754X Win95 Driver section above). 2. Click on the Start box in the lower left corner and proceed to Settings, Control Panel. 3. Inside the Control Panel group, click on the Display icon to open the Display Properties folder and select the Settings tab. 4. Click on the pull-down arrow from the Color palette area to select color depth. 5. Choose OK to restart Win95. How to change resolution ======================== 1. Make sure you have installed the Cirrus Logic 754X Win 95' driver (see How to Install 754X Win95 Driver section above). 2. Click on the Start box in the lower left corner and proceed to Settings, Control Panel. 3. Inside the Control Panel group, click on the Display icon to open the Display Properties folder and select the Settings tab. 4. Ajust the sliding bar either to Less or More from the Desktop area. 5. Choose OK and new resolution will take effect. How to change monitor refresh rate and display type =================================================== 1. Make sure you have installed the Cirrus Logic 754X Win 95' driver (see How to Install 754X Win95 Driver section above). 2. Click on the Start box in the lower left corner and proceed to Settings, Control Panel. 3. Inside the Control Panel group, click on the Display icon to open the Display Properties folder and select the Refresh tab. 4. You can change to different refresh rates for different resolution and/or switching to different display type in the Active display area.