User guide

32 Matrox Graphics Card – User Guide
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Solution Windows 98/Me/2000/XP – For advanced users – To use a program that doesn’t support
multi-display systems, you can disable all displays other than your primary display:
1 Through the DualHead property sheet, make sure the DualHead Multi-Display feature is
disabled. To access this property sheet, see “Accessing PowerDesk property sheets”, page
9.
2 Windows 98/Me – Click Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel Æ System (double-click) Æ
Device Manager .
Windows 2000 – Click Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel Æ System (double-click) Æ
Hardware Æ Device Manager .
Windows XP – Click Start Æ Control Panel Æ Performance and Maintenance Æ System
Æ Hardware Æ Device Manager .
3 Click the plus sign to the left of the Display adapters .
4 For each display adapter, except for the one controlling your primary display:
Windows 98/Me – Double-click the name of a
display adapter to open a properties dialog box.
Enable the
Disable in this hardware profile check
box, then click
OK .
Windows 2000/XP – Right-click the name of a display adapter, then click Disable Æ Yes .
5 Windows 98/Me – Click Close Æ Yes .
6 Restart your computer for changes to take effect.
Note: Your primary display can’t be disabled.
Note: To restore display adapters, repeat steps 2–6, but do the following in step 4:
 Windows 98/Me – Clear the Disable in this hardware profile check box.
 Windows 2000/XP – Click Enable .