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Software Setup - OS/2
To access PowerDesk programs and on-line documentation, right-click on the
PM desktop background and choose
M
ATROX
P
OWER
D
ESK
. You can also
access PowerDesk features by clicking the Matrox QuickDesk icon.
Monitor setup
Many Plug-and-Play
monitors don't
automatically report whether
they are capable of 1152 × 864
or 1600 × 1200 and higher
display addressabilities. To use
these addressabilities, or higher
refresh rates than those
reported by the monitor, you can
use the MGA Matrox monitor
selection method.
To check your monitor settings
1.
Right-click the PM desktop background, then click the
M
ATROX
P
OWER
D
ESK
à
M
ATROX
D
ISPLAY
P
ROPERTIES
à
M
ONITOR
.
2.
For the T55D monitor:
Make sure the Plug-and-Play (DDC) monitor button is selected. If so, the
MGA Matrox display driver automatically uses the correct settings for the
T55D.
Display setup
After checking your monitor's software settings, you can change your display
resolution, color palette and other MGA Matrox PowerDesk settings. To
access MGA Matrox display property sheets, right-click the PM desktop
background, then click
M
ATROX
P
OWER
D
ESK
à
M
ATROX
D
ISPLAY
P
ROPERTIES
. To
change your display resolution or color palette, click the
S
ETTINGS
tab. For
more information on changing your display settings, see the MGA Matrox
PowerDesk on-line guide.
Software overview
MGA Matrox PowerDesk for OS/2 includes
•
MGA Matrox display driver with:
•
Multi-display support to use up to 5 monitors at a time (one monitor for
each Matrox card - of the same type - in your computer)
•
Accelerated DirectDraw and OpenGL support for direct access to
Matrox hardware.
•
Plug-and-Play (DDC-2B) monitor support.
•
Settings property sheet to change your display settings. This sheet
provides access to Matrox PowerDesk features such as:
•
Desktop mode buttons to set up a proportional, horizontal or vertical
virtual desktop.
•
Display schemes to easily switch to a pre-defined display setting.
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