24 Matrox G450 MMS – User Guide
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Solution
Run the setup program included with the Matrox display driver. The setup program
automatically installs the display driver for each Matrox graphics card it supports.
Problem In multi-display mode, displays aren’t numbered consecutively
1
Cause
If you have more than one graphics card in your computer, the
display numbering may not be consecutive for the displays of a
multiple-display card. Display numbering depends on the types
of expansion slots used in your comp uter (AGP and PCI) and the BIOS settings of your
computer.
1
Solution
Windows 2000/XP –
Move the displays in Windows.
1
Right-click your Windows desktop background, then click
Properties
"
Settings
.
2
Select a display and move it according to the physical position of the monitor it’s
associated with.
Problem Screen image defects appear or program doesn’t run properly,or Windows doesn’t work properly(example: mouse pointer not drawn properly)
1
Cause
Some programs may not work properly with some Matrox acceleration.
1
Solution
Disable specific types of software acceleration:
Windows 2000/XP –
1
Access the Matrox PowerDesk
Options
property sheet (see “Accessing PowerDesk
property sheets”, page8).
2
Clear one or more check boxes, starting with
Use device bitmaps caching
.
For more information, see context-sensitive help.
3
Click
OK
"
Close
to accept the changes. (Depending on the feature you disabled, you
may have to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.)
Windows NT 4.0 –
1
Access the Matrox PowerDesk
Performance
property sheet (see “Accessing PowerDesk
property sheets”, page8).
Note:
In multi-display mode for Windows NT 4.0, you have limited control over the
arrangement of your displays. For more information, see Matrox PowerDesk
documentation.