Matrox Parhelia Precision SGT User's Guide download pdf (Page 3)

Matrox Parhelia Precision SGT – User Guide 3

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.

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.

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.)

2 Choose a PCI slot

Most computers have different types of

expansion slots. Choose a PCI slot for

your graphics card. Your system manual

should identify the location of each type

of expansion slot in your computer.

Remove the cover for the slot you intend to use (if it’s not already removed). Save the

screw for the mounting bracket. (If another slot is uncovered, you can seal it with the

cover you just removed.)

WA R N I N G:

To avoid personal injury, turn off your computer, unplug it, and then wait for

it to cool before you touch any of its internal parts. 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 2000/XP, see Windows 2000/XP

online help under “Install additional monitors”.

AGP slot

PCI slot (64-bit)

(Back of computer)

PCI slot (32-bit)

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