Matrox Graphics Card – Installation Guide
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Software installation
This section describes how to install Matrox software for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0.
1
Insert the “Matrox Installation” CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive – the mgasetup program
automatically starts. This setup program works with Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0, and
detects which operating system you’re using.
2
Select the language you want to use, then click
Next
.
3
To see notes on the contents of the CD-ROM, click
View ReadMe
. To continue, click
Next
.
4
If this is a first-time installation, the setup program lists drivers that are not installed.
To begin the software installation, click
Install
.
5
Choose an installation type:
To install the complete MGA PowerDesk
(recommended), click
Typical
.
To customize the PowerDesk installation, 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-ROM setup program starts again. The main menu lists
other software you can install from the CD-ROM. To install, select an item, click
Install
, then
follow the on-screen instructions. After the installation of an item is finished, you can return to
the main menu to install another. Click
Exit
when you’re done.
If this is a first-time installation, your display is using a 640 × 480 resolution with 256 colors –
supported by most monitors. To adjust software monitor settings:
for Windows 95, see “Software setup – Windows 95”, page 8.
for Windows NT 4.0, see “Software setup – Windows NT 4.0”, page 10.
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