Matrox Graphics Architecture ENGLISH Matrox Millennium II for Mac Installation Guide 10546-101-0110 1997.10.
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Overview Thank you for purchasing a Matrox Millennium II card for your Macintosh* computer. Millennium II is a high-performance graphics card that plugs into a PCI expansion slot inside your computer.
Installation WARNING – Static electricity can severely damage electronic parts. Take these precautions: 1 Before touching any electronic parts, drain the static electricity from your body. You can do this by touching the metal frame of your computer. Don’t remove a card from the anti-static container it was shipped in until you’re ready to install it. When you remove a card from your computer, place it back in its container.
2 Connect your monitor Simply plug your monitor cable into the monitor connector on your Millennium II card. Make sure the other end of the monitor cable is properly connected to your monitor. See your monitor manual for more information. Bracket Monitor connector (blue) Side-view of your Millennium II card Apple monitors The wider connector on your Millennium II card is not a connector for an Apple monitor. To connect an Apple monitor, use the adapter supplied with your Millennium II card.
Display setup After installing the software drivers, you can change your display resolution, color palette and other Matrox PowerDesk settings. To access Matrox PowerDesk settings, open Control Panel Æ Matrox PowerDesk. Matrox Cards This lists all the Matrox graphics cards in your computer. Select a card in the list to change settings for it. Resolutions Click this box to select a display area from 640 × 480 to 1800 × 1440 and 1920 × 1200.
Note: When you change your monitor settings, your screen may flicker for a few seconds while the settings are being changed. If you select a refresh rate that your monitor doesn’t support, your display may become garbled or unusable. If this happens, press [Enter] and your previous refresh rate will be restored. If incorrect settings are applied, see “Troubleshooting”, page 11. WARNING: If incorrect software monitor settings are used, some monitors can be permanently damaged.
Display information Maximum display resolutions Graphics memory Colors Maximum display area Maximum 3D display area 256 colors (8-bit) 1800 × 1440 / 1920 × 1200 — 64 K colors (16-bit) 1920 × 1080 1152 × 870 16.8 M colors (32-bit) 1152 × 870 832 × 624 256 colors (8-bit) 1800 × 1440 / 1920 × 1200 — 64 K colors (16-bit) 1800 × 1440 / 1920 × 1200 1920 × 1080 16.
Hardware information MGA-2164W graphics chip, TI 3026 external RAMDAC Graphics cards – MIL2P/4MAC series: 250 MHz RAMDAC, 4 MB WRAM MIL2P/4MACB (Bulk) series: 250 MHz RAMDAC, 4 MB WRAM MIL2P/MAC4N (North American) series: 250 MHz RAMDAC, 4 MB WRAM MIL2P/8MAC series: 250 MHz RAMDAC, 8 MB WRAM MIL2P/MAC8N (North American) series: 250 MHz RAMDAC, 8 MB WRAM Memory upgrades – MIL2/MOD4: 4 MB WRAM (for MIL2P/4MAC, MIL2P/4MACB, MIL2P/MAC4N, MIL2P/8MAC and MIL2P/MAC8N) MIL2/MOD8: 8 MB WRAM
Troubleshooting This section contains solutions to problems you may encounter with your Matrox graphics card. Problem: Wrong color balance, screen image off-center, or no picture at all Cause – Your monitor’s video controls may be improperly set. ; Solution – Adjust your monitor’s controls (brightness, contrast and so on). For more information, see your monitor manual. Cause – The monitor connections may be loose or incorrectly connected.
Problem: After restarting, or after display settings are changed, the screen image is garbled or unusable (rolling screen images, overlapping screen images or a blank screen) Cause – The MGA display driver may be trying to use settings your monitor doesn’t support. This can happen if an incorrect refresh rate was applied, or if the monitor connected to your computer was changed without software monitor settings being changed.
