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Millennium G450 • Millennium G450 LE

User Guide

10711-301-0102

2000.08.25

ENGLISH

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Page 1: ...Millennium G450 Millennium G450 LE User Guide 10711 301 0102 2000 08 25 ENGLISH...

Page 2: ...y If graphics hardware is built into the motherboard of your computer this graphics hardware should automatically disable itself after your Matrox card is installed WARNING To avoid personal injury tu...

Page 3: ...you intend to use b Save the screw for the mounting bracket Position your Matrox card over the expansion slot you ve chosen c Push the card in firmly and evenly until it s fully seated in the slot d...

Page 4: ...make sure your monitors are turned on Do this each time you restart your computer Otherwise the software may not be able to properly detect your monitors Note With the special TV output adapter includ...

Page 5: ...started insert or reinsert the Matrox installation CD ROM in your CD ROM drive the setup program automatically starts This setup program works withWindows 95 98 2000 and NT 4 0 and detects which opera...

Page 6: ...ing Advanced Windows NT 4 0 Click Programs Matrox PowerDesk NT Matrox Display Properties Also to quickly access PowerDesk features click the Matrox QuickDesk icon on your Windows taskbar Monitor setup...

Page 7: ...n what you want to do click one of the buttons in the Monitor settings selection method box then follow the on screen instructions Windows NT 4 0 1 Click Programs Matrox PowerDesk NT Matrox Display Pr...

Page 8: ...y or DualHead Multi Display mode A DualHead Multi Display resolution is twice as wide or tall as its corresponding single display resolution For example 640 480 is a single display resolution and 1280...

Page 9: ...elp where available click the icon in the title bar then click the item you want help on Right click a help topic for a pop up menu that lets you print or copy it Some help topics are only available t...

Page 10: ...fore Windows starts press F8 for the Windows startup menu to appear With Windows 98 if F8 doesn t work instead try pressing and holding Ctrl before Windows starts 3 Select safe mode or VGA mode then p...

Page 11: ...rds in your computer must be Matrox cards supported by the display driver 1Solution If an unsupported graphics card is plugged into an expansion slot remove it 2Solution If a graphics adapter is built...

Page 12: ...ause Your monitor video controls may be improperly set 1Solution Adjust your monitor controls brightness contrast and so on For more information see your monitor manual 2Cause Your monitor may not be...

Page 13: ...ble see Monitor setup page 6 Otherwise see the next troubleshooting item Problem After the startup screen or after display settings are changed the screen image is garbled or unusable blank screen rol...

Page 14: ...is unusable restart your computer in VGA mode see Restarting in safe mode page 10 2 Right click the Windows desktop background then click Properties Settings Windows may prompt you that the display s...

Page 15: ...k Matrox Graphics Software remove only Add Remove Yes Windows NT 4 0 Run the separate uninstall program included with Matrox System Utilites For more information see the Readme file on your Matrox ins...

Page 16: ...98 doesn t start or runs slower than normal After restarting computer Windows 95 98 warns that the graphics card isn t configured correctly Using multiple displays under Windows 98 2000 or NT 4 0 pro...

Page 17: ...standard VGA mode for example when you restart Windows in safe mode Older programs may use these display modes While one of these display modes is in use your TV displays nothing black WARNING Don t c...

Page 18: ...E switch set it to LINE Optionally if you use the composite video and S video connectors on your Matrox TV adapter you can directly connect two different video devices at the same time To view and rec...

Page 19: ...des video and audio whereas composite video or S video connectors include only video If your TV or video recorder only uses a SCART connector you need a SCART cable adapter to connect your computer to...

Page 20: ...ng PowerDesk property sheets page 6 To adjust advanced desktop TV settings click Desktop TV Settings To adjust advanced DVDMax TV settings click DVDMax TV Settings Windows NT 4 0 To adjust TV settings...

Page 21: ...n Remove then restore Matrox software For more information see page 15 2Solution Windows 95 98 For advanced users Manually remove any old or new display drivers then reinstall the latest display drive...

Page 22: ...lick Run type regedit then click OK 6 Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE remove all items starting with Matrox or MGA 7 Restart your computer then install the latest display drivers for your Matrox gra...

Page 23: ...RNING If incorrect software monitor settings are used your display may become unusable and some monitors can be permanently damaged For more information see your monitor manual Note To check if your m...

Page 24: ...Tab once right click the name of the game on the Windows taskbar then click Close 2 Make sure the correct monitor is selected in Windows see Monitor setup page 6 2Solution Windows 95 98 2000 1 If the...

Page 25: ...ter 2Cause Your computer may not have given an interrupt request IRQ to your Matrox graphics card or may have given one used by another device in your computer This may be because your computer s Plug...

Page 26: ...device drivers 1 Restart your computer in safe mode see Restarting in safe mode page 10 2 Right click the My Computer icon on theWindows desktop background then click Properties Device Manager 3 Unde...

Page 27: ...he DirectX folder of the Matrox installation CD ROM Problem After restarting computer Windows 95 98 warns that the graphics card isn t configured correctly 1Cause You may have a conflict because of pr...

Page 28: ...nfiguration of your computer BIOS so that the slot type of your main graphics card has priority for becoming the primary display For information on how to change your computer BIOS settings see your s...

Page 29: ...es Device Manager Windows 2000 click Properties Hardware Device Manager 4 Click the plus sign to the left of the Display adapters 5 For each display adapter except for the one controlling your primary...

Page 30: ...atrox graphics cards A unified display driver supports more than one model of graphics card This driver is available on the Matrox Web site www matrox com mga Make sure that the display driver support...

Page 31: ...some Matrox acceleration 1Solution Disable specific types of software acceleration Windows 95 98 2000 1 Access the Matrox PowerDesk Options property sheet see Accessing PowerDesk property sheets page...

Page 32: ...ws 2000 1 Right click your Windows desktop background then click Properties Settings Advanced Troubleshooting 2 Move the Hardware acceleration slider to None 3 Click OK OK to accept the changes 2Cause...

Page 33: ...i Display mode but you only have one monitor 1Solution Disable the display Windows 98 2000 1 Right click yourWindows desktop background then click Properties 2 Select the display you want to disable t...

Page 34: ...o this feature 1 Right click the Matrox QuickDesk icon on yourWindows taskbar then click Hot Keys 2 Create a keyboard shortcut for the Move All Windows to Primary Display feature 4Solution Windows 200...

Page 35: ...e Disk drives list item to expand it then double click the name of the drive device you re using 3 Click Settings then enable the DMA check box 4 Click OK OK Yes to restart your computer and for chang...

Page 36: ...video file playback may not be fully supported by Matrox hardware 1Solution Try lowering your display settings We recommend a 1024 768 or lower display resolution with a 16 bit color palette To acces...

Page 37: ...n code of yourDVD player contact the vendor of that video Problem Can t record DVD video See Can t record video with a video recorder page 39 TV output The following troubleshooting items are related...

Page 38: ...TV than with a computer monitor 1Solution Lower your computer display resolution Windows 95 98 2000 1 Right click yourWindows desktop background then click Properties Settings 2 Move the Desktop area...

Page 39: ...mage settings on your TV may need adjusting 1Solution Some TVs have an aperture control sometimes called PICTURE Lowering this setting may reduce this problem Reducing your TV s brightness setting may...

Page 40: ...sting 1Solution Adjust the volume control on the device itself 2Cause Audio cables may be loose or incorrectly wired 1Solution Make sure your sound card cables are properly connected see Connect audio...

Page 41: ...6 Click the Playback button enable all check boxes in the list box then click OK 7 For the Master Line and or Wave controls make sure the Volume sliders are at one quarter to one half levels if you r...

Page 42: ...resolutions not listed in this section may be available For more information on software monitor settings with Windows 95 98 2000 or NT 4 0 see Monitor setup page 6 Many Plug and Play monitors don t...

Page 43: ...l refresh rate Hz Aspect ratio Display resolution Main display 360 MHz RAMDAC Secondary display 230 MHz RAMDAC 4 3 5 4 traditional 640 480 200 200 800 600 200 200 1024 768 160 160 1152 864 140 150 128...

Page 44: ...30 130 1280 1024 130 120 1600 1200 130 107 1800 1440 130 1920 1440 130 2048 1536 130 16 9 16 10 wide screen 856 480 130 130 1280 720 130 110 1600 1024 130 90 1920 1080 130 1920 1200 130 Based on a mon...

Page 45: ...g Gouraud shading Main RAMDAC 360 MHz Secondary RAMDAC 230 MHz Memory 16 MB or 32 MB Memory type DDR Double Data Rate SDRAM SDR Single Data Rate SDRAM DualHead TV output Composite video and S video NT...

Page 46: ...A DDC 3 Analog blue output 8 Ground 13 TTL horizontal sync 4 Not connected 9 5 V DDC 14 TTL vertical sync 5 Ground 10 Ground 15 SCL DDC Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 Composite video 6 Ground 11 N...

Page 47: ...Matrox Graphics Card User Guide 47 Maximum card dimensions 5 897 in or 14 978 cm 3 25 in or 8 255 cm...

Page 48: ...dealer is local and may be familiar with your complete system In the case of hardware warranty assistance the product must be returned to the dealer who will return it to Matrox 2 If your Matrox prod...

Page 49: ...n number BIOS number driver type and version and memory address at which the Matrox card is installed Computer brand name system BIOS manufacturer and version number or date bus type model processor s...

Page 50: ...k Programs Matrox PowerDesk NT Matrox Display Properties Information For system information Windows 95 98 2000 right click the My Computer icon on your Windows desktop background then click Properties...

Page 51: ...or replace the product and shall return the repaired product or a replacement product within a reasonable delay The replacement product may not be new provided that it has functionality at least equal...

Page 52: ...product was installed and configured according to the information in its accompanying documentation 2 Read the Troubleshooting information included with the Matrox product to see if you can solve the...

Page 53: ...e user s guide Making telecommunication data transmissions of the Software Matrox reserves the right to terminate this license if there is a violation of its term or default by the Original Purchaser...

Page 54: ...nstallation hardware 2 4 software 5 IRQ 25 26 M monitor connection setup 4 connectors 46 settings 6 7 12 15 24 multi display mode 6 8 9 11 14 31 setup 7 9 O online documentation 7 14 P PCI 3 PDF 16 Pl...

Page 55: ...Thank you for choosing Matrox Please register online www matrox com register to be eligible for customer support new product announcements and information on special offers and upcoming events...

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