Installation guide

Matrox Graphics Card – Installation Guide 11
Software overview
MGA PowerDesk for Windows NT 4.0 includes
 MGA display driver with:
 Multi-display support to use up to 4 monitors at a time (one monitor for each Matrox card –
of the same type – in your computer)
 Accelerated DirectDraw and OpenGL support for direct access to Matrox hardware.
 Plug-and-Play (DDC-2B) monitor support.
 Settings property sheet to change your display settings. This sheet provides access to MGA
PowerDesk features such as:
 Desktop mode buttons to set up a proportional, horizontal or vertical virtual desktop.
 Display schemes to easily switch to a pre-defined display setting.
 Monitor property sheet to inform the MGA display driver of your monitor’s capabilities.
 Information property sheet to display hardware and software version numbers and capabilities.
 Performance property sheet to configure advanced driver performance settings.
 PowerDesk property sheet with settings for:
 PixelTOUCH to zoom in and pan on your view area.
 CenterWINDOW to center opened windows in your view area.
 MaxVIEW to maximize windows in your view area instead of your desktop.
 CenterPOPUP to have new windows pop up in the center of your current view area.
 MGA Desktop Navigator (DeskNav) program to quickly change the view area of your desktop and
give you quick access to the PixelTOUCH zoom and CenterWINDOW features. Access DeskNav
through
 Programs  MGA NT PowerDesk.
 MGA QuickDesk program to quickly switch between your saved display schemes, open the MGA
Display Properties
dialog box or launch MGA Desktop Navigator. This program appears as a
monitor icon on the Windows NT taskbar.
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