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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.

INTRODUCTION

1.1. PREFACE ................................................................................... 1-1
1.2. KEY FEATURES ......................................................................... 1-1
1.3. VGA BIOS on Motherboard Concept............................................ 1-2

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HARDWARE INSTALLATION

2.1. UNPACKING ............................................................................... 2-1
2.2. BOARD LAYOUT ........................................................................ 2-1
2.3. HARDWARE INSTALLATION...................................................... 2-2

I. General Installation...................................................................... 2-2
II. Upgrade Installation.................................................................... 2-2

2.4. DualHead Display and TV output ................................................. 2-3

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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

3.1. WIN95 or WIN98 DRIVER AND UTILITIES
INSTALLATION.................................................................................. 3-1
   3.1.1 Operating system requirement................................................ 3-1
   3.1.2 DirectX installation.................................................................. 3-2
   3.1.3 Driver installation.................................................................... 3-4
   3.1.4 Utilities on driver CD............................................................... 3-9
   3.1.5 Property pages ....................................................................... 3-9
   3.1.6 Taskbar Icon .......................................................................... 3-15
3.2. WINDOWS NT 4.0 DRIVER INSTALLATION............................... 3-16
3.3. BIOS FLASH UTILITY ................................................................. 3-17

4. Game's Keyboard Command Reference

4.1. NEED FOR SPEED III ................................................................. 4-1

APPENDIX A: Resolutions and Color Depth Table ................... A-20

Summary of Contents for GA-MG400

Page 1: ...R 10 01 091026 GA MG400 Series Graphics Accelerator l GA MG400 l GA MG400 DH TV USER S MANUAL U REV 1 0 First Edition...

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Page 5: ...no responsibility for any errors or omissions which may appear in this document nor does it make a commitment to update the information contained herein Third party brands and names are the property o...

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Page 7: ...DualHead Display and TV output 2 3 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 3 1 WIN95 or WIN98 DRIVER AND UTILITIES INSTALLATION 3 1 3 1 1 Operating system requirement 3 1 3 1 2 DirectX installation 3 2 3 1 3 Driver i...

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Page 9: ...rom the illustrations and screen shots displayed in this manual 1 2 KEY FEATURES GA MG400 q VGA BIOS on Motherboard solution q Matrox MGA G400 256 bit DualBus graphics processor q High performance vid...

Page 10: ...Introduction 1 2...

Page 11: ...iding 100 full compatibility between motherboard and Graphics Accelerator The all new Gigabyte s GA MG400 Series graphics accelerator BIOS on motherboard solution offers not only the highest graphics...

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Page 13: ...ged by static electricity so the card should be left in its original packing until it is installed Unpacking and installation should be done on a grounded anti static mat The operator should be wearin...

Page 14: ...Hardware Installation 2 2 16 32MB SGRAM 1M632 15 pin Monitor Connector 15 pin Monitor Connector Optional MATROX G400 MGA TVO...

Page 15: ...et of the GA MG400 8 Replace your computer s unit cover 9 Plug your monitor s 15 pin connector into your GA MG400 monitor connector 10 Turn on the power 11 You can install the driver and utility to yo...

Page 16: ...og as your secondary display Unlike traditional multi monitor solutions that simply allow you to extend your applications across two monitors DualHead Display offers a variety of new display features...

Page 17: ...Operating system requirement M If your OS is Microsoft Windows A when loading the GA MG400 drivers for the system your Windows95 version should be OSR 2 1 or later or Windows 98 Bata3 or later Please...

Page 18: ...tall Microsoft DirectX 7 0 to enable 3D hardware acceleration support for Win95 98 to achieve better 3D performence MNote For sofeware MPEG support in Win95 98 you must install DirectX first Select Di...

Page 19: ...Software Installation 3 3 Then the DirectX 7 0 installation is completed Select Yes button Select ReInstall DirectX item Select Yes Button Select OK Button...

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Page 21: ...st time the windows will automatically detect a new hardware in the system and pop out a New Hardware Found message Please select Do not install a driver and press OK Step 2 Update Device Driver Wizar...

Page 22: ...on t have the CD you can press C Windows System directory Step 4 System Setting Change After the system has finished loading insert the GA MG400 driver CD disk into your CD ROM then you can see the AU...

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