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How can I set the server display
to 256 colors on Windows 2003?
To set the server display to 256 colors:
• Right-click desktop.
• Select
Properties
.
• Click the
Settings
tab.
• Click the
Advanced
button.
• Click the
Adapter
tab.
• Click the
List All Modes...
button.
• Select, for example:1024x768, 256 Colors, 60 Hertz.
Reason for setting the server display to 256 colors:
The FPGA does color matching the best it can. However, sometimes
when a color is borderline, it displays differently than what you would
expect. If you can't see the color correctly, change the color depth to 256
colors on the managed system.
Why doesn’t the vKVM mouse
sync when I use the
Dell
PowerEdge Installation and
Server Management CD to
remotely install the
operating
system?
Select Linux for mouse acceleration on the vKVM window
pull-down
menu.
Why doesn’t the vKVM mouse
sync after coming back from
hibernation on a Windows
system?
Select a different operating system for mouse acceleration on the vKVM
window pull-down menu. Then, go back to the original operating system
to initialize the USB mouse device.
Why doesn’t the mouse sync in
DOS when performing console
redirection?
The Dell™ BIOS is emulating the mouse driver as a PS/2 mouse. By
design, the PS/2 mouse uses relative position for the mouse pointer,
which causes the lag in syncing. DRAC 4 has a USB mouse driver, which
allows absolute position and closer tracking of the mouse pointer. Even if
DRAC 4 passes the USB absolute mouse position to the Dell BIOS, the
BIOS emulation would convert it back to relative position and the
behavior would remain.
Why doesn’t the mouse sync
under the Red Hat
®
Enterprise
Linux text console?
Virtual KVM requires the USB mouse driver, but the USB mouse driver
is available only under X-Windows.
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