Matrox Parhelia User manual

User Guide
10818-301-0325
2011.04.27
Matrox Parhelia
Matrox Millennium P750
Matrox Millennium P690
Matrox Millennium P650
ENGLISH

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Hardware installation
This section describes how to install your Matrox card. If your Matrox graphics card is already
installed in your computer, skip to “Standard (ATX) connection setup”, page 6 or “Low-profile
connection setup”, page 10. For information specific to your computer, like how to remove its cover,
see your system manual.
WARN I NG: To avoid personal injury and to prevent damage to your computer or Matrox
hardware, turn off your computer, unplug it, and then wait for it to cool before you install
your Matrox product and touch any of the internal parts of your computer.
While your computer is turned off but still plugged in, some electrical current is supplied
to the motherboard. This current may prevent newly installed hardware from working
properly.
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.
Note: If your Matrox product supports stereo output
and you want to use a stereo-output bracket (provided
with some Matrox products), you need to connect your
stereo-output bracket to your graphics card. For more
information, see “Stereo output”, page 20.
Note: Matrox low-profile graphics cards ship with standard (ATX) brackets compatible
with most systems. If you have a low-profile system, you may need to change the standard
bracket on your graphics card to a low-profile bracket. For more information, see
“Replacing brackets on a low-profile graphics card”, page 5.
Stereo-output bracket

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1 Open your computer and
remove your existing graphics
card
*
If a graphics card isn’t already installed in
your computer, skip to step 2.
a Using Add/Remove Programs in the
Windows
Control Panel , remove any
currently installed display drivers.
Restart your computer for the changes
to take effect.
After your computer restarts, you’re
prompted to install drivers for the new graphics hardware detected. Click
Cancel .
b Turn off your computer and all peripherals such as your monitor or printer.
c Open the computer and remove your existing graphics card. (If graphics hardware is
built into the motherboard of your computer, this graphics hardware should
automatically disable itself after your Matrox card is installed. For more information, see
your system manual.)
2 Choose an expansion slot
Most computers have different types of
expansion slots. Choose an AGP, PCI, or PCI
Express (PCIe) ×16 or ×1 slot, depending on
the type of Matrox card you have. If you have
a PCI card, your card supports both 64-bit
and 32-bit PCI slots. Your system manual
should identify the location of each type of
expansion slot in your computer.
* With multi-display mode, you may be able to use your existing graphics card. For Windows 2000/XP, see Windows 2000/XP
online help under “Install additional monitors”.
(64-bit)
(Back of computer)
(32-bit)
PCI
Express
slots
AGP slot
(×16)
(×1)
PCI
slots
Note: If you’re using a PCI graphics card in a 64-bit PCI slot, your choice of PCI slot may
affect your card or system performance. For more information, see your computer manual.

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3 Insert your Matrox card
a Position your Matrox card over the
expansion slot you’ve chosen.
b Push the card in firmly and evenly until
it’s fully seated in the slot.
c Secure the bracket of your Matrox card
to the computer frame.
Your Matrox card is now installed.
Before restarting your computer , connect your monitor or
monitors (see “Standard (ATX) connection setup”, page 6 or “Low-profile connection setup”, page
10).
After connecting , restart your computer and install your Matrox software (see “Software setup”,
page 12).
WARN I NG: Inserting your Matrox card
into the wrong type of slot could damage
your card, your computer, or both.
If you have a PCI card and the versions
(32- or 64-bit) of your card and PCI
expansion slot are different, only part of
the card’s edge connector (the part closest
to the bracket) or expansion slot (the part
closest to the back of the computer)
should be used.
PCI card
32-bit
64-bit
AGP card
PCI Express card
×1 ×16
WARN I NG: If your computer doesn’t restart after your graphics card is installed, turn off
your computer to avoid damaging electronic parts. For troubleshooting information, see
page 24.

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Replacing brackets on a low-profile graphics card
Matrox low-profile graphics cards ship with standard (ATX) brackets compatible with most systems.
The following explains how to change your standard bracket to a low-profile bracket.
1 Remove the standard bracket
from your Matrox graphics card
by removing the hexagonal nuts
on either side of the monitor
connector.
2 Attach and fasten the low-profile
bracket with the two hexagonal
nuts you just removed.
Standard (ATX) bracket
Low-profile bracket