Matrox Electronic Systems PCI G450, LX G450 Display setup, Accessing PowerDesk property sheets

Display setup

Windows 98/Me/2000/XP or NT 4.0 – Your Matrox display driver includes Matrox PowerDesk software. This software helps you get the most out of your Matrox graphics card. This section has important information on how to configure your display settings using Matrox PowerDesk software.

Accessing PowerDesk property sheets

Many display controls are on Matrox PowerDesk property sheets. You can identify Matrox PowerDesk property sheets by the icon appearing on the tab. To access these property sheets:

!Windows 98/Me/2000/XP – Right-click your Windows desktop background, then click Properties # Settings # Advanced. If you’re using a multi-display desktop, select a display before clicking Advanced.

!Windows NT 4.0 – Click Start # Settings # Control Panel # Matrox Display Properties

(double-click).

Also, to quickly access PowerDesk features, click the Matrox QuickDesk icon ( ) on your Windows taskbar. To see the QuickDesk icon in Windows XP, you may need to click the Show hidden icons button ( ) on your Windows taskbar.

Note: Multi-display mode is supported under Windows 98/Me/2000/XP and NT 4.0. For more information on multi-display mode, see Windows 98/Me/2000/XP online help under “Multiple Display support” and see “DualHead Multi-Display setup”, page 10.

Monitor setup

Before changing your display resolution, color palette, or other Matrox PowerDesk settings, make sure correct software monitor settings are selected. If you have a Plug-and-Play (DDC) monitor, the correct settings are usually automatically selected. (All digital monitors supported by your Matrox product are Plug-and-Play.) The following explains how to make sure your monitor settings are okay.

WARNING: If incorrect software monitor settings are applied, some monitors can be permanently damaged. For more information, see your monitor manual.

Windows 98/Me/2000/XP – If you have a Plug-and-Play (DDC) monitor, Windows should automatically use the correct settings for your monitor. To make sure the correct monitor is selected in Windows:

1Right-click your Windows desktop background, then click Properties # Settings.

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