Benutzeranleitung / Produktwartung LX G450 des Produzenten Matrox Electronic Systems
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Matro x Millenn ium G450 • G450 LE • G450 LX • G450 PCI • G450 D VI • G450 SH User Guide 10711-301-0210 2002.01.14 ENGLISH.
2 Matro x Graph ics Card – User Guide Hardware installation This section desc ribes how to install y our Matr o x card. F or information specific t o yo ur comput er , like how to remov e its co ver , see your system manu al.
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 3 3 Choose an expansion slot M ost com puters h av e different ty pes of expansion slots. Choo se an A GP or PCI slot, depending on the type of Matro x card y ou have. Y our system manual should identify the location of each type of expansion sl ot in your comput er .
4 Matro x Gr aphics Car d – User Guid e Connection setup For the pu rpose of determining you r connection setup , there ar e 4 ty pes of g raphics cards: ! HD-15/HD- 15 – two HD-15 (blue) connect .
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 5 If your graphics c ard has a D VI connector and an HD -15 conne ctor If yo ur Matro x card has a DV I and an HD-15 connect or , you can c onnect up to tw o moni tors di rec tl y to your card . Y ou can use the HD-15 co nnector on y our card to connect an analog monitor .
6 Matro x Gr aphics Car d – User Guid e T o use a dual-mo nitor cable t o connect one or tw o analog m onitors, c onnect it t o you r card and to y our analog monito r cables. If you ’ re con necting only one monit or , use the main con nector (labeled 1 ) of y our dual- moni tor ca bl e.
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 7 Determining your main and se condary display Y our Matr ox hardware has a main displa y and a secondary disp lay – the main displa y is more capable than the secondary display . W hich connector the softw are uses for you r main displa y depends on y our connectio n setup.
8 Matro x Gr aphics Car d – User Guid e Software installation This sect ion describes how to install Matro x software for W indows 98 /M e/2000 /X P or NT 4.0 . (F or other o perat ing systems, see the Re ad me file in the root folder o f the M atrox installation C D-ROM .
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 9 Display setup W indo ws 98/M e/2000 /XP or N T 4.0 – Y our Matro x d isplay driver includes M at ro x P owerDesk software.
10 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e 2 Depending on what v ersion of W i ndow s you hav e, click Change Display T ype , or Advanc ed Prope rties # Moni t or , or Advanc ed # Moni t or . If y ou ’ r e using a mu lti-displa y desktop , sel ect a display b efore clicking Advan ced .
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 11 2 Select the DualHead Multi-Display option bu tton. 3 Click OK # Ye s to restart your c omputer and fo r changes to take effect. 4 A ccess the Matr ox P owe rDesk Setti ngs pro pert y sheet ( see “ Acce ss in g Powe r D e s k prop ert y sheets ” , page 9 ).
12 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e More P o werDesk informati on For mo re information on M at ro x P ow erDesk: W indo ws 98/M e/2000 /XP or N T 4.0 – ! For context-se nsit ive help w here availa ble, cli ck the “ ” icon in the t itl e bar, then click the it em y ou wan t help on .
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 13 T roub leshooting Basi c procedures This section explains basic pr ocedure s that are referred to b y some troub leshooting items in this guid e. Restarting in safe mod e W hat follows is information on how to restart your comput er in safe m ode (or VG A m o d e ).
14 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e 2 Fr om the startup menu, choose W indows “ VGA m od e ” . Main t roublesh ooting This sect ion addresses possible problems that could preven t you from using your computer .
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 15 3 Mak e s u re Matrox System Utiliti es are installed on your c omputer . (These can be installed from yo ur Matro x CD-R OM.) 4 W indows 98/ Me/2000/ XP o r NT 4. 0 – Click Start # Run , type c:matro xutilpbioswin , then click OK .
16 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e 3 Solution M ake sur e the c onnection to the back of th e monito r is firmly in plac e. If y our mo nitor uses BNC inpu t, mak e sure the R ed ( R ), G re.
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 17 5 Mak e sure t he correct monitor is selected in W indows ( see “ Moni t o r s e t u p ” , page 9 ). 6 Mak e s u re yo u ’ re not using inapprop riate m.
18 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e " W indo ws 200 0 – Click Start # Settings # Control Panel # Add/Remove Programs (double-click) # Matrox Graphics Softwar e (remove only) # Change/Remove # Ye s .
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 19 More in formation W e pr ovide additio nal documentatio n in help files, Re ad me files, and Ado be Acr obat PDF (P ortable Document F ormat) files. T o v iew or print PDF files, use the Acrobat Re ader program , which y ou can install from the Matr ox installatio n CD-ROM .
20 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e TV output If your Mat rox g rap hic s car d ha s a s ec ond mon ito r co nnec tor , you can use the T V output adap ter to connect a TV or vi deo record er to v iew or rec ord t he se cond a r y di spl ay o f your Matr ox graphics card.
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 21 3 Connect video output T o c o n n e c t t o a T V o r a v i d e o r e c o r d e r , y o u ’ ll need a c omposite video (R CA) or S- v ideo cabl e.
22 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e 4 Connect audio output T y pic all y , th e s oun d out put from a comp uter c omes fro m speake rs connect ed to you r so und c ard . If you p refer, you ca n hea r or re cord th e s ou nd o ut pu t from your computer using t he same TV or vide o rec or der you connect t o yo ur graphics car d.
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 23 Softwa re setu p If a TV o r v id eo re corde r i s conn e ct ed t o you r Mat rox pro duc t , yo u c a n us e TV o ut pu t m o de to v ie w or record your disp lay on your TV or v ide o recorder . ( T o connec t v ide o dev i ces to your computer , see page 2 0 .
24 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e Extra troubleshooting Graphics The following troubleshooting i tems address pr oblems related to graphics cards.
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 25 4 In the follo wing folders, remov e all files or folders related t o “ Po w e r D e s k ” ( pd*.* ), “ Mat r ox ” or “ MGA ” . (F or mo re information on so me files, right-click on t hem in W indow s Expl orer, then cli ck Propertie s # Ve r s i o n .
26 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e Pro bl em Monitor settings aren ’ t automatica lly d etec ted 1 Cause Y our monito r may not be Plug -and-Pla y . Most new monit ors are Plug -and-Play b ut many older o nes are n ’ t. Softwar e can ’ t automatic ally detect settings for monitors that aren ’ t Plug - and-Pla y .
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 27 3 Cause Y ou may be u sing BNC c onnector s with a Plug-and-Pla y monitor . The Plu g-and-Pla y featur e of a mon ito r c an ’ t be used with BNC connect ors. 1 Solution If th ere ’ s an HD-15 connector at the back of your monitor , use this connector instead of the BNC co nnectors.
28 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e Pro bl em Setup progra m reports an IRQ proble m (3D and vid eo progra ms don ’ t work) 1 Cause Y o ur computer or program ma y not work well w ith bus mastering. 1 Solution Dis able bus maste r ing : (If you want to co ntinue using bus mastering, see the other solutions.
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 29 1 Solution Change settings in your computer BIO S setup uti lity . If yo ur computer has the options of enabling P lug-and-Play detection, or assigning an I R Q to a V GA adapter , make sure they ’ re ena bled .
30 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e 2 Look at the Microsoft DirectX label. 1 Solution If DirectX 7.0 or l ater isn ’ t installed, install it.
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 31 1 Solution If you ’ re h av i n g p ro b l e m s w i t h a p ro g r a m t h a t c a n b e mo v e d o n y o u r Wi nd ow s de s k to p, r u n this program on your primary display . Make sur e the program window doesn ’ t ove rlap an y other displa y .
32 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e 4 Click the plus sign to the le ft of the Display adapters . 5 For eac h display adapter , except for the one c ontrolling y our primary display: Wi n d o w s 9 8 / M e – Double-cli ck the name of a display adapter to open a prope r ties dialog box .
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 33 1 Solution Install the latest unified display driver for your Matr o x gr aphics cards. (A unified display d r i v e r s u p p o r t s m o r e t h a n o n e m o d e l o f g r a p h i c s c a r d . ) T h i s d r i v e r i s a v a i l a b l e o n t h e M a t r o x We b s i t e ( ww w .
34 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e 2 Select a display and move it acco rding to the ph ysical posi tion of the monitor it ’ s associated with.
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 35 3 Solution If possib le, updat e your M at ro x disp lay driv er . Matr o x makes new displa y drive rs availa ble on the M atro x W eb site ( www .
36 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e 2 Cause If you ’ re using multi-disp lay mode, the pr ogram w indo w or dialog bo x may be in a displa y or on a mo ni tor t ha t ’ s unusable . 1 Solution Ma ke sur e all the disp lays and monito rs you want t o use ar e usable.
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 37 3 Solution W indo ws 98/M e/2000 /XP – U se the Move All Windows to Primary Display feature to mov e the program window or dialog box .
38 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e Video The follo wi ng troubleshooting items address pr oblems relat ed to video files. Pro bl em Video file playba ck is jerky ( skipp ing fram es) 1 Cause Y o ur hard d isk may be too slow . 1 Solution Tr y defra gmenting y our har d dis k.
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 39 Wi n d o w s X P – Click Star t # Control Panel # Performance and Maintenance # System # Hardware # Device Manager . 2 Double-c lick the I D E ATA / ATA P I c o n t r o l l e r s list item to expand it, t hen doub le-click the name of the appr opriate co ntroller .
40 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e Pro bl em Ca n ’ t view video 1 Cause Y o ur display settings ma y be too high. 1 Solution T ry lowering y our display settings (resol ution, c olor palett e, and/o r refre sh rate). For information on changing displa y settings, see “ Displa y setup ” , page 9 .
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 41 DV D The follo wing troubleshooting ite ms addres s problem s related t o DV D . (F or general video-related troubleshoo ting items, see “ Vid e o ” , page 38 .) Pro bl em DVD vide o play back i s jerky (skip ping frames ) 1 Cause Y our DVD dr ive may be to o sl ow .
42 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e 3 Cause M atro x software m ay not be set up for TV ou tput. P articularly , the TV standard selected may not be c or rect. 1 Solution W indo ws 98/M e/2000 /XP or N T 4.0 – See “ Softwar e setup ” , page 23 .
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 43 2 Un d e r Fo n t s i z e , select Large Fo nts . 3 Click OK to close the dialog bo x and apply change s. Pro bl em Poor T V or video record er image qua lity 1 Cause Y o ur software TV settings may need adjusting.
44 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e 2 Cli ck DVDM ax Op t io ns . 3 Select Preser ve aspect rati o . 4 Select the aspect r atio of your TV (4:3 or 16:9 – most TVs are 4:3). 5 Select Detect based on video window size . 6 Cli ck OK or Apply for you r changes to take effect.
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 45 Wi n d o w s X P – a Click Start # Control Panel # Sound, Speech and Audio Devices # Sounds and Audio Devi ces . b Enable the “ Plac e volu me i con in t he t askbar ” check bo x. c Click OK . d Double-c lick the speak er icon o n the taskbar .
46 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e Display information Notes ! Y o ur Matr ox graphics card is 100% V GA co mpatible and supports all VESA standards: VBE 2.0 (Super V GA modes), DPMS (energy saving), and DDC-2B (Plug-and-Pl ay mon itor ). ! Matr ox gr aphics cards that can support a secondary d isplay ha ve the Matr ox DualH ead featur e.
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 47 ! G450-based PCI graphics cards are rec ommended fo r computers with Intel chipsets. W ith non-Intel chip sets, features and performanc e may be limit ed.
48 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e Suppor ted VESA mo des (main displ ay) In the table below , VESA modes suppor ted by y our Matro x gr aphics card are indicated by a VESA mode numb er .
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 49 Hardware information Environ mental s pecifi cation s Fea t u r es Millennium G450 / G450 LX Millennium G45 0 PCI Millennium G450 LE Millennium G45 0 DVI Mill.
50 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e Digital monitor information (certain models only) Maximum card dimen sions for A TX cards ! TMDS (T ransition Minimized Differ ential Signaling) encodin g .
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 51 Maximum card dimen sions for low -prof ile cards Pinouts for analog (HD -15) connector P in Signal P in Signal P in Signal 1 Analog red output 6 Ground 11 Not.
52 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e Pin usage for an analog (HD -15) conn ector with Matrox TV outpu t adapter ( see “ TV out put ” , pa ge 2 0 ) Pin usage for a digital (DVI-I) connector.
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 53 Pin usage with an analog dual-monitor cab le (DV I-I to HD -15) (Certain models only) Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal 1T M D S d a t a 2 – 9T M D S d a t a.
54 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e Customer support Matrox Web and F TP si tes Matr ox is on the Inte rn et wit h a W orld W ide W eb ( WWW) and File T ransfe r Pr otocol (FTP) site. Our W eb site has pr oduct literatur e, press releases , technical mat erial, a s ales offic e list, tr ade sho w information , and other r elevant material.
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 55 " W r ite a letter to Graphics C ustomer Support at our Corporate Headquarters. The address is: M atrox Graphi cs Inc.
56 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e Where to get in formation For di splay inf ormation: ! W indo ws 98/M e/2000 /XP or N T 4.0 – A ccess the Informat ion pro pert y sheet ( see “ A ccessing P owerDesk pr operty sheets ” , page 9 ).
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 57 W arranty A. Limited W arranty Stat ement 1. Matrox Graphics Inc. (“Matrox”) warrants to the end-user customer , who provides adequate proof of purchase t.
58 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e C. Limitations of Liability 1. EXCEPT FOR THE OBLIGATIONS SPECIFICALL Y SET FORTH IN THE LIM ITED WARRANTY STA TEMEN T , IN NO EVENT SHALL MATROX BE LIABLE FOR: a.
Matro x Graphics Ca rd – User Gu ide 59 Software license agreem ent Single U ser Products This Matrox software (the “ Softwa re ” ) is copyr ight ed b y Mat rox Gra phi cs Inc . Al l righ ts are reserved. The purchaser is granted a license to use the software onl y , subject to the following rest rictions and limitations.
60 Matr ox Grap hi cs Ca rd – Us er Guid e Inde x A addre ss, Matr ox 55 Adob e Ac ro ba t 19 AG P 3 analog monitor 6 B BIOS 15 , 29 , 30 BNC m onito r conn ection 16 , 27 bus ma ste ri ng 28 C CD-R.
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USA FCC Compliance S tatemen t Remar k for th e Ma trox har dwa re pr oducts supp orte d by this gui de These devices have been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
EURO PE (Englis h) European user ’ s inf ormati on – Decla ration of Conf ormity Remar k for th e Ma trox har dwa re pr oducts supp orte d by this gui de Thes e de vice s com ply with EC Directive 89/336/EEC for a Class B digital device. They have been tested and found to comply with EN55022/CISPR22 and EN55024/CISPR24.
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