Installation guide

Matrox Graphics Card – Installation Guide 27
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.
Depending on the feature you disabled, you may have to restart your computer for the
changes to take effect.
 Solution – Disable Matrox hardware acceleration:
1 Right-click the
My Computer
icon on the Windows desktop background.
2 Click the
Properties
menu item 
Performance
tab 
Graphics
button.
3 Move the
Hardware acceleration
slider to
None
.
4 Click
OK

OK
to restart your computer.
Problem: After restarting my computer, Windows 95 warns that
the graphics card is not configured correctly
 Cause – You may have a conflict because of previously installed display drivers.
 Solution –
1 If Windows 95 prompts you to start the
Add New Hardware Wizard
, click
Cancel
.
(If you start the Wizard, it will not detect your graphics card.)
2 Right-click the
My Computer
icon on the Windows 95 desktop.
3 Click the
Properties
menu item 
Device Manager
tab.
4 Click the plus sign next to
Other devices
(if it appears) and
Display
adapters
.
5 Delete all listed display adapters (click each, then click
Remove
), then
click
OK
.
6 Restart your computer and reinstall the MGA display drivers (see
page 8).
Note: If you identify a program that doesn’t work well with MGA acceleration, please contact
Matrox technical support and describe the problem. This information may help us come up with
a fix or work-around in a future driver release.