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Matrox Graphics Architecture

Matrox Productiva G100 • Matrox Millennium II • Matrox Mystique 220

• Installation Guide •

10526-101-0300

1998.02.20

ENGLISH

eng_inst.print.book Page 1 Tuesday, February 17, 1998 4:39 PM

Summary of Contents for Millennium II

Page 1: ...Matrox Graphics Architecture Matrox Productiva G100 Matrox Millennium II Matrox Mystique 220 Installation Guide 10526 101 0300 1998 02 20 ENGLISH ...

Page 2: ...Studio AutoCAD Bentley Systems Inc MicroStation CompuServe Inc CompuServe Eastman Kodak Company Kodak Precision Intel Corporation Intel MMX Pentium International Business Machines Corporation IBM OS 2 PowerPC VGA Microsoft Corporation ActiveMovie ActiveX Direct3D DirectDraw DirectVideo DirectX Microsoft MS DOS Windows Windows 95 Windows for Workgroups Windows NT Ulead Systems Inc Ulead U S Environ...

Page 3: ...ence to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connec...

Page 4: ...rview 4 Hardware installation 5 Software installation 7 Software setup Windows 95 8 Monitor setup 8 Display setup 8 Software overview 9 Software setup Windows NT 4 0 10 Monitor setup 10 Display setup 10 Software overview 11 Troubleshooting 12 Display information 19 Index 21 ...

Page 5: ...K When viewing online green for cross references and underlined green for links to Web pages Click green text to jump to what is being referenced To jump to Web pages your system first needs to have full Internet access More information We provide additional documentation in Help files readme files and Adobe Acrobat PDF Portable Document Format files To view or print PDF files use the Acrobat Read...

Page 6: ...energy saving and DDC 2B Plug and Play monitor Also depending on the model of your Matrox card you can upgrade it with more RAM or multimedia hardware add ons For more information on available upgrades see the Matrox Web site www matrox com mga Software supplied MGA PowerDesk for Windows 95 MGA display drivers DirectDraw DirectVideo and Direct3D support Settings Monitor Color Hot Keys and Informat...

Page 7: ...ansion slots Choose an AGP or PCI slot depending on the type of Matrox graphics card you have Your system manual should identify the location of each type of expansion slot in your computer WARNING Static electricity can severely damage electronic parts Take these precautions Before touching any electronic parts drain the static electricity from your body You can do this by touching the metal fram...

Page 8: ...ftware If you re using Windows 95 it detects new hardware when you restart If Matrox display drivers haven t been previously installed Windows 95 reports finding a PCI adapter even if you have an AGP card If you see the New Hardware Found dialog box click Do not install a driver then OK If you see the Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box click Next then Finish At this point Windows is using a di...

Page 9: ...llation click Custom If you click Custom the setup program prompts you for a destination folder and what PowerDesk options you want to install After you choose the setup program automatically installs Matrox software and drivers After this is done leave the CD ROM in your CD ROM drive then click OK to restart your computer and for all changes to take effect 6 After you restart your computer the CD...

Page 10: ...oesn t appear in the list you can try the Windows 95 method of monitor selection For more information on monitor selection see the MGA PowerDesk online guide Display setup After checking your monitor s software settings you can change your display resolution color palette and other MGA PowerDesk settings To access MGA display property sheets right click the Windows desktop background then click th...

Page 11: ... your display s color balance Hot Key property sheet to define keyboard shortcuts for CenterWINDOW to center your view area on the active window MaxVIEW to resize the active program window to the size of your current display area PanEND to move your display area to the right or bottom of your virtual desktop PanHOME to move your display area to the left or top of your virtual desktop PanLOCK to en...

Page 12: ... monitor selection see MGA PowerDesk online guide Display setup After checking your monitor s software settings you can change your display resolution color palette and other MGA PowerDesk settings To access MGA display property sheets right click the Windows desktop background then click the MGA Display Properties menu item To change your display resolution or color palette click the Settings tab...

Page 13: ... s capabilities Information property sheet to display hardware and software version numbers and capabilities Performance property sheet to configure advanced driver performance settings PowerDesk property sheet with settings for PixelTOUCH to zoom in and pan on your view area CenterWINDOW to center opened windows in your view area MaxVIEW to maximize windows in your view area instead of your deskt...

Page 14: ...enter or no picture at all Cause Your monitor s video controls may be improperly set Solution Adjust your monitor s controls brightness contrast and so on For more information see your monitor manual Cause The monitor connections may have been inserted improperly Solution Make sure the monitor s power cable is firmly in place Solution Make sure the 15 pin connector to your Matrox graphics card is ...

Page 15: ...5 Restart your computer normally 6 Select a monitor with the Monitor property sheet then you can adjust your display settings For more information see the MGA PowerDesk online guide Solution Windows NT 4 0 1 Press Ctrl Alt Del Tab Tab Enter down arrow Enter to restart your computer 2 From the startup menu choose Windows NT 4 0 VGA mode After startup MGA software prompts you that MGA display driver...

Page 16: ...640 480 for example Standard Monitor Types Vesa 1024X768 60Hz For more information on MGA monitor selection see the MGA PowerDesk online guide 4 Click OK to apply your selection and close the dialog box Problem 3D program for Windows 95 or Windows NT 4 0 doesn t start or stops running program uses bus mastering Cause Your computer or program may not work well with bus mastering Solution Disable bu...

Page 17: ... the hardware has a problem 3 Double click the name of your Matrox display adapter to open a properties dialog box The type of problem is displayed in the General tab Device Status area Check also the Resource tab Resource Settings list for an Interrupt Request Solution Change settings in your computer s CMOS setup utility If your computer has the options of enabling Plug and Play detection or ass...

Page 18: ...ctx5 dxsetup where d is the drive letter of your CD ROM drive then click OK to start the DirectX setup program Problem Program for Windows 95 or Windows NT 4 0 doesn t run properly or stops running Cause Some programs may not work properly with some MGA acceleration Solution Disable specific types of software acceleration Windows 95 1 Right click the Windows desktop background then click the Prope...

Page 19: ...ct because of previously installed display drivers Solution Delete all existing display drivers and reinstall MGA display drivers 1 If Windows 95 prompts you to start the Add New Hardware Wizard click Cancel If you start the Wizard it will not detect your graphics card 2 Right click the My Computer icon on the Windows 95 desktop 3 Click the Properties menu item Device Manager tab 4 Click the plus ...

Page 20: ...re information see context sensitive Help 3 Click OK Yes to accept the changes Depending on the feature you disabled you may have to restart your computer for the changes to take effect Solution If possible update your Matrox display driver Matrox makes new display drivers available on the Matrox Web site www matrox com mga and BBS 514 685 6008 Solution Windows 95 Disable Matrox hardware accelerat...

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Page 22: ... 256 colors 8 bit 1800 1440 1920 1200 32 64 K colors 15 16 bit 1800 1440 1920 1200 1920 1080 16 8 M colors 24 bit 1920 1080 16 8 M colors 32 bit 1280 1024 1152 864 12 MB 256 colors 8 bit 1800 1440 1920 1200 32 64 K colors 15 16 bit 1800 1440 1920 1200 1800 1440 1920 1200 16 8 M colors 24 bit 1920 1080 16 8 M colors 32 bit 1280 1024 1280 1024 16 MB 256 colors 8 bit 1800 1440 1920 1200 32 64 K color...

Page 23: ...tion 9 11 installation 5 6 I installation Matrox card 5 6 Windows 95 NT 4 0 7 IRQ settings 15 M monitor connector 12 monitor settings 12 Windows 95 8 13 14 Windows NT 4 0 10 13 O online documentation 3 P PCI 5 15 PDF 3 Plug and Play 8 10 S software installation 7 software setup Windows 95 8 13 14 Windows NT 4 0 10 13 Super VGA 20 T troubleshooting 12 18 V VESA 4 DDC monitor 8 10 modes table 20 VGA...

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