Common problems and solutions 45
If the
Startup
column reads
Automatic
, and the
Status
column is blank, the driver can be started by clicking the
Start
button.
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When the board fails to start under Windows 2000, the
driver might not have started. Right-click on
My
Computer
, and select
Manage
from the presented menu.
From the
Computer Management
explorer window,
display the
System Tools
and then the
Device Manager
.
If you do not see a Matrox Meteor-II device under
Matrox
Imaging Adapters
, you will have to reinstall the driver.
If the above solution for your operating system does not work,
try the following.
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The driver also might not start due to too much or
insufficient allocation of DMA memory. To address this
problem, re-allocate DMA memory using the included
milconfig.exe
utility.
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There is a conflict in the BIOS Setup program. This
problem generally occurs when there is a PCI memory
mapping error or when there is a PCI-IRQ routing error.
To resolve this problem with the PCI form factor, first try
to swap boards from one PCI slot to another; for the
PC/104
-Plus
, change the rotary switch settings. If the
problem still persists, try upgrading your BIOS.
If the above solution does not work, try the following to
determine if there is an IRQ conflict.
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Under Windows NT, go to the
Windows NT Diagnostics
property page (found under
Start Programs
Administrative Tools (Common)
). Under the Resources
page, check for devices that are sharing an IRQ with your
Matrox frame grabber.
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Under Windows 2000, right-click on
My Computer
, and
select
Manage
from the presented menu. From the
Computer Management
explorer window, display the
System Tools\ System Information\ Hardware
Resources\ IRQs folder
.
Check for devices that are sharing
an IRQ with your Matrox frame grabber.
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