Installation guide

Matrox Graphics Card – Installation Guide 11
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.
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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.
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Performance
property sheet to change MGA display driver performance settings.
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Utilities
property sheet to configure MGA PowerDesk options.
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Monitor
property sheet to inform the MGA display driver of your monitor’s capabilities. You
can use this sheet instead of the Windows 95 method of monitor selection.
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Color
property sheet to change your display’s color balance.
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Hot Key
property sheet to define keyboard shortcuts for:
 CenterWINDOW to center your view area on the active window.
 MaxVIEW to resize the active program window to the size of your current display area.
 PanEND to move your display area to the right or bottom of your virtual desktop.
 PanHOME to move your display area to the left or top of your virtual desktop.
 PanLOCK to enable or disable panning.
 PixelTOUCH to magnify part of your desktop area.
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Information
property sheet for information on your display hardware and software.
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MGA Desktop Navigator
program to quickly move the view area of your desktop and for quick
access to the PixelTOUCH zoom, PanLOCK and CenterWINDOW features.
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MGA QuickDesk
menu to quickly switch to a saved display scheme, to save and restore the
position of your desktop icons, to open the Windows
Display Properties
dialog box, or to start
MGA Desktop Navigator
. To see this menu, click the monitor icon on the Windows 95 taskbar.
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MGA Diagnostic
program to identify some possible display-related problems.