Hardware Installation - Matrox EpicA Series User Manual

Hardware installation

This section describes how to install your Matrox card. If your Matrox graphics card is already
installed in your computer, skip to
computer, like how to remove its cover, see your system manual.
WARNING:
hardware, turn off your computer, unplug it, and then wait for it to cool before you install
your Matrox product and touch any of the internal parts of your computer.
While your computer is turned off but still plugged in, some electrical current is supplied
to the motherboard. This current may prevent newly installed hardware from working
properly.
Also, static electricity can severely damage electronic parts. Before touching any electronic
parts, drain static electricity from your body (for example, by touching the metal frame of
your computer). When handling a card, carefully hold it by its edges and avoid touching its
circuitry.
Note: Matrox low-profile graphics cards ship with ATX brackets compatible with most
systems. If you have a low-profile system, you may need to change the standard bracket on
your graphics card to a low-profile bracket. For more information,
on a low-profile graphics card", page
Note: Server only - If you're not installing a Matrox graphics card on your server, skip to
"Server-side software setup", page
Open your computer and
1
remove your existing graphics
*
card
If a graphics card isn't already installed in
your computer, skip to
Using
a
Windows
currently installed display drivers.
Restart your computer for the changes
to take effect.
After your computer restarts, you're
prompted to install drivers for the new graphics hardware detected. Click
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"Connection setup", page
To avoid personal injury and to prevent damage to your computer or Matrox
12.
step 2.
in the
Add/Remove Programs
, remove any
Control Panel
7. For information specific to your
6.
see "Replacing brackets
.
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