Installation guide

Matrox Graphics Card – Installation Guide 11
Software setup – Windows 95/98
To access Matrox PowerDesk programs and online documentation, click  Programs 
Matrox PowerDesk. You can also access PowerDesk features by clicking the Matrox QuickDesk
icon ( ) on the Windows taskbar.
Monitor setup
To check your monitor settings
1
Click  Programs  Matrox PowerDesk  Matrox Display Properties  Monitor.
2
If you have a Plug-and-Play monitor:
Make sure the
Windows monitor button is selected and Plug and
Play Monitor
, or the model name of your monitor, appears
immediately under it. If so, the Matrox display driver automatically uses the correct settings
for your monitor.
If you don’t have a Plug-and-Play monitor:
If the monitor type listed under the
Windows monitor button is
incorrect or shows
Unknown Monitor, you should select a
monitor.
To select a monitor, click the
Matrox monitor button, select your monitor by name in the list
below this button, then click
OK. If your monitor doesn’t appear in the list, you can try the
Windows method of monitor selection. For more information on monitor selection, see the
online Matrox PowerDesk guide.
Note: The Matrox display driver for Windows 95/98 supports multiple displays with
Windows 98. However, Matrox PowerDesk features are disabled in multi-display mode. To
change your display settings while in multi-display mode, use Windows controls. For more
information on multi-display mode, see Windows 98 online help under “Multiple Display
support”. (Windows 95 doesn’t support multiple displays.)
Note: Many Plug-and-Play monitors don’t automatically report if they’re capable of
1152 × 864, or 1600 × 1200 and higher display resolutions. To use these resolutions, or higher
refresh rates than those reported by the monitor, you can use the Matrox monitor selection
method.
WA R N IN G : If incorrect software monitor settings are applied, some monitors can be
permanently damaged. For more information, see your monitor manual.