Specifications

56 Matrox Mura MPX Series – System Builder’s Guide
System ventilation
Without proper system ventilation, the motherboard and add-in cards will operate at elevated
temperatures. Continued operation at elevated temperatures may reduce the life expectancy of the
overall system. Mechanical components (such as fans), in particular, experience higher failure rates
when exposed to elevated temperatures over long periods of time. The system integrator must verify
that the system – and the add-in card area in particular – is properly ventilated. The result is a system
that runs cooler, has a longer operating life, and offers higher reliability.
For more information on ensuring proper system ventilation, see the Matrox Chassis Selection Guide.
Note: To guarantee the longevity of your system and the installed fanless Mura MPX Series
cards, make sure your system is installed in a properly ventilated location. When the Mura
card is installed in a properly ventilated
system with a maximum ambient room temperature
of 25 ºC, the temperature of the Mura card recorded by Matrox PowerDesk software shouldn’t
exceed 80 ºC. Matrox recommends that the
ambient room temperature should never exceed
40 ºC and that the Mura card temperature should never exceed 100 ºC .
Running the Matrox Mura MPX Series card above the specified temperatures will lead to
permanent damage to the card that won’t be covered by the Matrox warranty. To monitor and
record the temperature changes of your graphics hardware, use Matrox PowerDesk software.
From the main interface, click
Help and Troubleshooting Æ Troubleshoot . Under Chip
temperature data and logging
, you can enable the options to monitor the peak temperatures
or log the chip temperatures of your graphics hardware.
Systems validated by Matrox have guaranteed thermal and ventilation characteristics.