Matrox Graphics Architecture ENGLISH Millennium II / Mystique 220 • Installation Guide • 10526-101-0200 1997.08.
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Contents Using this guide 4 Overview 5 Hardware installation 6 Software installation 9 MGA PowerDesk for Windows 95 10 Monitor setup.....................................................................................................................10 Display setup .....................................................................................................................10 Software overview ..................................................................................................
Using this guide Document conventions This guide assumes you’re familiar with basic functions like click, right-click and double-click, and that you’re familiar with the basics of the operating system you’re using. In addition, we use the following conventions: Bold for text that appears on-screen and subheadings. Italics for file and path names, publication titles, and new terms. Bold Italic for emphasis. Green for cross-references.
Overview Thank you for purchasing a Matrox graphics card. Your Millennium II or Mystique 220 card is a high-performance graphics card that plugs into an expansion slot inside your personal computer. Matrox’s 64-bit graphics engine gives you superior performance with Windows, digital video and 3D graphics. To further accelerate 3D programs, your Matrox card has hardware-based texturemapping and uses bus mastering. This card supports display resolutions up to 1800 × 1440 and 1920 × 1200.
Hardware 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 internal metal frame of your computer while it’s unplugged. Don’t remove a card from the anti-static container it’s shipped in until you’re ready to install it. When you remove a card from your computer, place it back in its container.
4 Insert your Matrox card Remove the cover for the slot you intend to use. Save the screw for the mounting bracket. Position your Matrox card over the PCI expansion slot you’ve chosen. Push the card in firmly and evenly until it’s fully seated in the slot. Replace the screw to secure the bracket of your Matrox card to the computer chassis.
6 Restart your computer 7 Install the software If you’re using Windows 95, it reports that it has detected new hardware when you restart: a Click “Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer”, then click OK. b When Windows prompts you for the software driver location, insert the Matrox Installation CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. Windows automatically starts the CD-ROM setup program; click Cancel to continue.
Software installation This section describes how to install Matrox software for Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0. For other operating systems, see “Other software”, page 14. 1 Insert the Matrox Installation CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive – the mgasetup program automatically starts. This setup program works with Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0, and detects which operating system you’re using. 2 Select the language you want to use, then click Next. 3 To see notes on the contents of the CD-ROM, click View ReadMe.
MGA PowerDesk for Windows 95 To access PowerDesk programs and online documentation, click the Start button Programs folder MGA PowerDesk folder. Monitor setup To check your monitor settings: 1 Right-click the Windows desktop background, then click the Properties menu item Monitor tab. 2 If you have a Plug-and-Play monitor: Make sure the Windows 95 Monitor button is selected. If this button is selected, the MGA display driver automatically uses the correct settings for your monitor.
Software overview MGA PowerDesk for Windows 95 includes Fast MGA display driver with: DirectDraw, DirectVideo and Direct3D support for direct access to Matrox hardware. Plug-and-Play (DDC-2b) and Energy Star (DPMS) support. Settings property sheet to change your display settings. Use this sheet to access 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.
MGA PowerDesk for Windows NT 4.0 To access PowerDesk programs and online documentation, click the Start button Programs folder MGA NT PowerDesk folder. Monitor setup To check your monitor settings 1 Right-click the Windows desktop background, then click the MGA Display Properties menu item Monitor tab. 2 If you have a Plug-and-Play monitor: Make sure the Plug-and-Play (DDC) monitor button is selected. If so, the MGA display driver automatically uses the correct settings for your monitor.
Software overview MGA PowerDesk for Windows NT 4.0 includes Fast 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.
Other software This section describes how to install Matrox drivers and software for Windows 3.1, Windows NT 3.51, OS/2 Warp 3.0 and 4.0, AutoCAD for DOS, and MicroStation for DOS. Windows 3.1 Software installation 1 Restart Windows in VGA mode. For information on how to do this, see Windows documentation. 2 Insert your Matrox Installation CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. 3 In Program Manager, click File Run.
program on the Matrox CD-ROM. You can enable or disable the DCI driver with the Uninstallation program. MGA Uninstallation The MGA Uninstallation program in the PowerDesk program group lets you disable (and later re-enable) or remove all or parts of the Matrox software for Windows 3.1. If you’re upgrading from Windows 3.1 to Windows 95, first uninstall Matrox software for Windows 3.1. For more information, see the online documentation. Windows NT 3.
OS/2 Driver installation 1 Restart your computer in VGA mode: a During startup, press [Alt]+[F1] when “OS/2” appears in the top-left corner of your screen. b From the on-screen menu, choose to restart in VGA mode. 2 Insert the Matrox Installation CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. 3 In Presentation Manager (PM), double-click OS/2 System, then click Drives. 4 Double-click the icon for your CD-ROM drive, then double-click os2 install.cmd. 5 Enable the Primary Display check box, then click OK.
To use vbetsr.com and vbesetup.exe 1 Add lines with the path to vbetsr and vbesetup (in that order) to your autoexec.bat file. 2 If you do not have a Plug-and-Play (DDC) monitor, use the mgamon program to tell Matrox software for DOS what your monitor capabilities are. AutoCAD & MicroStation for DOS AutoCAD for DOS The MGA DynaView driver for AutoCAD supports AutoCAD 12 and 13 for DOS and 3D Studio. To install, start the acad\install.exe program on the Matrox Installation CD-ROM.
Display information Refresh rates Horizontal refresh rate (KHz) Vertical refresh rate (Hz) Display resolution1 Mystique 220 Millennium II Mystique 220 Millennium II 640 x 480 31–102 31–102 60–200 60–200 800 x 600 31–114 38–114 60–200 60–200 1024 x 768 48–113 48–113 60–140 60–140 1152 x 864 54–110 54–110 60–120 60–120 1280 x 1024 64–107 64–107 60–100 60–100 1600 x 1200 75–100 75–113 60–80 60–90 1920 x 1080 68–84 70–94 60–72 60–80 1920 x 1200 75–81 75–95 60–65 60–
Maximum display resolutions – Millennium II Color palette Maximum display area Maximum 3D display area1 256 colors (8-bit) 1800 x 1440 / 1920 x 1200 — 32/64 K colors (15/16-bit) 1920 x 1080 1152 x 864 16.8 M colors (24-bit) 1280 x 1024 — 16.8 M colors (32-bit) 1152 x 864 800 x 600 256 colors (8-bit) 1800 x 1440 / 1920 x 1200 — 32/64 K colors (15/16-bit) 1800 x 1440 / 1920 x 1200 1920 x 1080 16.8 M colors (24-bit) 1920 x 1080 — 16.
Hardware information Millennium II MGA-2164W graphics chip, TI 3026 external RAMDAC Graphics cards – MIL2P/4 series: 250 MHz RAMDAC, PCI Bus, 4 MB WRAM MIL2P/8 series: 250 MHz RAMDAC, PCI Bus, 8 MB WRAM Memory upgrades 1 – MIL2/MOD4: 4 MB WRAM (for MIL2P/4 and MIL2P/8) MIL2/MOD8: 8 MB WRAM (for MIL2P/4 and MIL2P/8) MIL2/MOD12: 12 MB WRAM (for MIL2P/4) Mystique 220 MGA-1164SG graphics chip, internal RAMDAC Graphics cards – MY220P/2 series: 220 MHz RAMDAC, 2 MB SGRAM MY220P/4 seri
Monitor connector pinouts 5 1 10 6 15 11 1 2 3 4 5-8 9 Analog red output Analog green output Analog blue output Not connected Ground Not connected 10 11 12 13 14 15 Ground Not connected SDA (DDC) TTL horizontal sync TTL vertical sync SCL (DDC) Rainbow Runner video connector pinouts 8 1 15 9 1-2 3 4 5 Reserved Y out (luminance) C out (chroma) Composite out 6 7 8 9-15 Y in (luminance) C in (chroma) Composite in Ground VGA feature connector pinouts 1 13 14 25 1-8 9 10 11 12 13-16 17 Pix
Troubleshooting This section contains solutions to problems you may encounter with your Matrox graphics card. Problem: Computer doesn’t boot after Matrox card is installed Cause – Some computers may not properly detect the addition or change of an internal PCI card. On startup, a computer may beep differently from normal to indicate this error. Solution – Reset your computer’s CMOS. This is usually done through a switch or jumper on the motherboard of your computer.
Solution – If your monitor uses BNC input (see picture below), make sure the Red, Green, Blue, Horizontal Sync (HSYNC – white or gray wire), and Vertical Sync (VSYNC – black wire) connections are firmly in place and plugged into the correct input. Cause – If your monitor uses BNC input (see picture), one or more connection settings may be incorrect. Solution – Set each of your monitor’s RGB input and sync switches (if available) to 75 ohms, with the sync set to “external”.
3 Right-click the Windows desktop background, then click the MGA Display Properties menu item Settings tab. Windows may prompt you that the display settings are incorrect for the current mode; click OK to continue. 4 Move the Display area slider down to its lowest setting, then click OK. 5 Restart your computer normally. 6 Select a monitor with the Monitor property sheet, then you can adjust your display settings. For more information, see the MGA PowerDesk online guide.
Standard Monitor Types Vesa 1024X768 @60Hz). For more information on MGA monitor selection, see online the MGA PowerDesk online guide. 4 Click OK to apply your selection and close the dialog box. Problem: 3D program for Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0 doesn’t start or stops running (program uses bus mastering) Cause – Your computer or program may not work well with bus mastering. Solution – Disable bus mastering: (If you want to continue using bus mastering, see the other solutions.
3 Double-click the name of your Matrox display adapter to open a properties dialog box. The type of problem is displayed in the General tab Device Status area. Check also the Resource tab Resource Settings list for an Interrupt Request. Solution – Change settings in your computer’s CMOS setup utility. If your computer has the options of enabling Plug-and-Play detection, or assigning an IRQ to a VGA adapter, make sure they’re enabled.
Problem: Program for Windows 95 doesn’t run properly or stops running Cause – Some programs may not work properly with some MGA acceleration. Solution – Disable specific types of software acceleration: 1 Right-click the Windows desktop background, then click the Properties menu item Settings tab PowerDesk button Performance tab. 2 Clear one or more check boxes, starting with Use Device Bitmaps Caching. For more information, see context-sensitive Help. 3 Click OK OK to accept the changes.
Problem: Screen image defects appear in Windows 95 (example: mouse pointer not drawn properly) 28 Cause – You may have a conflict because of previously installed display drivers. Solution – 1 Right-click the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop background, then click the Properties menu item Device Manager tab. 2 Click the plus sign next to Other devices (if it appears) and Display adapters. 3 Delete any display adapter other than the one for your Matrox graphics card.
Index 0-9 I V 3D .................................... 5, 25 installation Matrox card ..................... 6–8 other software ............... 14–17 Windows 95/NT 4.0 .............. 9 IRQ settings........................... 25 VESA ..................................... 5 DDC monitor .... 10, 12, 15, 16 modes (table) ..................... 19 Super VGA ........................ 16 VGA connector ........................... 21 driver........................ 6, 14, 16 A acceleration, MGA .................