Matrox Productiva G100 User manual

Matrox Graphics Architecture
Matrox Productiva G100 • Matrox Mystique G200 • Matrox Millennium G200
Installation Guide
10526-101-0420
1998.07.10
ENGLISH

2 Matrox Graphics Card – Installation Guide
Contents
Using this guide 3
Overview 4
Software supplied ...............................................................................................................4
Installation overview...........................................................................................................4
Hardware installation 5
Software installation 10
Software setup – Windows 95/98 11
Monitor setup....................................................................................................................11
Display setup.....................................................................................................................12
TV setup............................................................................................................................12
Software overview ............................................................................................................12
Software setup – Windows NT 4.0 14
Monitor setup....................................................................................................................14
Display setup.....................................................................................................................14
TV setup............................................................................................................................15
Software overview ............................................................................................................15
Troubleshooting 17
TV output..........................................................................................................................24
Display information 28
Hardware information 30
Customer support 32
Warranty 35
Index 37

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Using this guide
This guide assumes you’re familiar with basic functions like click, right-click and double-click,
and that you’re familiar with the basics of the operating system you’re using. Also, we use the
following conventions:
Bold for text that appears on-screen, subheadings and labels.
Italics for file names, paths, publication titles, and new terms.
Bold Italics for emphasis.
Keyboard keys in square brackets, with a plus sign separating keys that you press
simultaneously. For example: press [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Del] to restart your computer.
Arrows (“”) to separate ordered directions. For example, “click OK Close OK” is the
same as “click OK, then click Close, then click OK”.
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 Reader program,
which you can install from the “Matrox Installation” CD-ROM. This guide is available on the
CD-ROM as a PDF file (doc\inst_en.pdf). The online version of this guide has additional
information, including the following sections: “Hardware information”, “Customer support”,
“Warranty” and “Software license agreement”.
For context-sensitive Help where available, click the “ ” icon in the title bar, then click the
item you want help on. Right-click a Help topic for a pop-up menu that lets you print or copy it.
Also, be sure to check for any last-minute release notes at the end of this manual.

4 Matrox Graphics Card – Installation Guide
Overview
Thank you for purchasing a Matrox graphics card. Your Matrox Productiva G100, Mystique G200
or Millennium G200 card is a high-performance graphics card that plugs into an expansion slot
inside your personal computer.
The Matrox graphics engine gives you superior performance with Windows, digital video and 3D
graphics. To accelerate 3D programs, your Matrox card uses bus mastering and has hardware-
accelerated features, including texture mapping, Gouraud shading and Z-buffering. Matrox G200
cards also support more advanced 3D features such as alpha-blending, anti-aliasing, MIP-
mapping, and more. Depending on the model of your Matrox card, it supports display resolutions
up to 1800 × 1440 and 1920 × 1200.
Your Matrox graphics card is 100% VGA compatible and supports all VESA standards: VBE 2.0
(Super VGA modes), DPMS (energy saving), and DDC-2B (Plug-and-Play monitor).
Also,dependingonthemodelofyourMatroxcard,youcanupgradeitwithmoregraphicsmemory
ormultimedia hardwareadd-ons.Formoreinformationonavailableupgrades,seetheMatroxWeb
site (www.matrox.com/mga).
Software supplied
Matrox PowerDesk for Windows 95/98: Matrox display drivers; Accelerated DirectDraw and
Direct3D support; Settings, Monitor, Color, Hot Keys and Information property sheets; Matrox
Desktop Navigator, Matrox QuickDesk and Matrox Diagnostic programs; online documentation
Matrox PowerDesk for Windows NT 4.0: Matrox display drivers; Accelerated DirectDraw
and OpenGL support; Settings, Monitor,Information,Performance and PowerDesk property
sheets; Matrox Desktop Navigator and Matrox QuickDesk programs; online documentation
Accelerated drivers for Windows 3.1, Windows NT 3.51, and OS/2 Warp 3.0/4.0
Microsoft DirectX 5
Adobe Acrobat Reader for Windows
Online documentation
Various third-party software
Installation overview
1Install the hardware – see “Hardware installation”, page 5.
2Install the software –
for Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0, see “Software installation”, page 10.
forWindows 3.1,Windows NT 3.51,andOS/2 Warp3.0/4.0,seethe readme fileintheroot
folder of the “Matrox Installation” CD-ROM.

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Hardware installation
1Switch to the standard VGA display driver
If you’re running Windows 95/98 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.
2Open 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 you have a display adapter built into your
computer’s motherboard, it should automatically disable itself after your Matrox card is
installed.)
3Choose an expansion slot
Most computers have different types of
expansion 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 frame of your computer.
Don’t remove a card from the anti-static container it was shipped in until you’re ready to
install it. When you remove a card from your computer, place it back in its container.
When handling a card, hold it by its edges, and avoid touching its circuitry.
AGP slot
PCI slot
ISA slot
(Back of
computer)