Software Setup - Windows 95/98 - IBM T55D Manual

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Software Setup - Windows 95/98

The Matrox display driver
for Windows 95/98
supports multiple displays with
Windows 98. However, Matrox
PowerDesk features are
disabled in multi-display mode.
To change your display settings
while in multi-display mode, use
Windows controls. For more
information on multi-display
mode, see Windows 98 on-line
Help under "Multiple Display
support".
Many Plug-and-Play
monitors don't
automatically report whether
they are capable of 1152 × 864,
or 1600 × 1200 and higher
display addressabilities. To use
these addressabilities, or higher
refresh rates than those
reported by the monitor, you can
use the MGA Matrox monitor
selection method.
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To access Matrox PowerDesk programs and on-line documentation, click
P MGA M
à ROGRAMS à
used PowerDesk features by right-clicking the Windows desktop background,
then clicking
M D
ATROX ISPLAY
features by clicking the Matrox QuickDesk icon
Monitor setup
To check your monitor settings
1. Click
à P ROGRAMS à
P ROPERTIES à M
ONITOR
2. If you have a Plug-and-Play monitor:
Make sure the Windows 95 monitor button is
selected and appears immediately under
T55D
it. The MGA Matrox display driver automatically uses the correct settings
for your monitor.
Display setup
After checking your monitor's software settings, you can change your display
resolution, color palette and other MGA Matrox PowerDesk settings. To
access MGA Matrox display property sheets, click
M P D ESK à M
ATROX OWER ATROX
resolution or color palette, click the Settings tab. For more information on
changing your display settings, see the on-line MGA Matrox PowerDesk
guide.
Software overview
MGA Matrox PowerDesk for Windows 95/98 includes:
• MGA Matrox display driver with:
• DirectDraw 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 Matrox 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 settings.
. You can access commonly
P D
ATROX OWER ESK
. You can also access PowerDesk
P
ROPERTIES
on the Windows taskbar.
M P D ESK à
ATROX OWER
.
. To change your display
D P
ISPLAY ROPERTIES
M D
ATROX ISPLAY
P MGA
à ROGRAMS à