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Matrox Graphics Card – User Guide
Hardware installation
This section describes how to install your Matrox card. For information specific to your computer,
like how to remove its cover, see your system manual.
1
Switch to the standard VGA display driver
If you’re running Windows 95/98/2000 on your computer, this step isn’t necessary.
If you’re using another operating system (for example, Windows NT 4.0), see its
documentation for how to switch to VGA mode.
2
Open your computer and
remove your existing graphics
card
*
Turn off your computer and all peripherals
such as your monitor or printer. Open the
computer and remove your existing graphics
card (if any). (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, turn off your computer, unplug it, and then wait for
it to cool before you touch any of its internal parts. Also, static electricity can severely
damage electronic parts. Before touching any electronic parts, drain static electricity from
your body (for example, by touching the metal frame of your computer). When handling a
card, carefully hold it by its edges and avoid touching its circuitry.
* With multi-display mode, you may be able to use your existing graphics card. For Windows 98/2000, see Windows 98/2000
online help under “Multiple Display Support”. For Windows NT 4.0, only Matrox graphics card models supported by the Matrox
display driver can be used.
