Viii. dos utility, Dos utility, Svgautl.exe – Asus SP97 User Manual

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ASUS SP97-V User’s Manual

VIII. DOS UTILITY

DOS Utility

1. SVGAUTL.EXE

1.1 General Description

SVGAUTL.EXE is one of the utilities of SiS 5597/5598. It supports three functions:

(1) Video Mode Setting

(2) Frame Rate Setting

(3) Power Saving Setting

Since SiS 5597/5598 supports many enhanced Text Mode and Graphic Mode, you

can use SVGAUTL.EXE to select the desired video mode.

For 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, and 1280x1024 resolutions, SiS 5597/5598 sup-

ports multiple frame rates.

If your monitor could synchronize with these frame rates, you can use

SVGAUTL.EXE to get advantage.

SiS 5597/5598 also supports VESA DPMS Power Saving Modes.

SVGAUTL.EXE can help you to set the capability.

1.2 How to Use?

To use SVGAUTL.EXE:

1. Type SVGAUTL in the directory where it resides.

For example,

C:\> SVGAUTL (assuming SVGAUTL.EXE is in C:\)

2. The Main Menu would appear and direct you to configure SiS 5597/5598.

3. When you complete configuration, you may save your preferences to

“AUTOEXEC.BAT file and use it as your power-on (or hardware reset)
default environment.

(SVGAUTL.EXE)

VIII. DOS UTILITY