Matrox DVI G450 User's Guide download pdf (Page 2)

2 Matrox Graphics Card – User Guide

Hardware installation

This section describes how to install your Matrox card. For information specific to your computer,

like how to remove its cover, see your system manual.

Switch to the standard VGA display driver

If you’re running Windows 98/Me/2000/XP 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.

Open 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 any). (If graphics hardware

is built into the motherboard of your

computer, this graphics hardware should

automatically disable itself after your

Matrox card is installed.)

WA R N 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.

* With multi-display mode, you may be able to use your existing graphics card. For Windows 98/Me/2000/XP, see Windows

98/Me/2000/XP online help under “Multiple Display Support”. For Windows NT 4.0, only Matrox graphics card models

supported by the Matrox display driver can be used.

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