Matrox Electronic Systems Portable Multimedia Player G450 MMS User Manual

Matrox G450 MMS  
User Guide  
10807-301-0100  
2002.08.02  
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Hardware installation  
This section describes how to install your Matrox card. For information specific to your computer,  
like how to remove its cover, see your system manual.  
WARNING: To avoid personal injury, turn off your computer, unplug it, and then wait for  
it to cool before you touch any of its internal parts. 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.  
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2
Switch to the standard VGA display driver  
If you’re running Windows 2000/XP on your computer, this step isn’t necessary.  
If you’re using another operating system (for example, Windows NT 4.0), see its  
documentation for how to switch to VGA mode.  
Open your computer and  
remove your existing graphics  
card*  
If a graphics card isn’t already installed in  
your computer, skip to step 3.  
a
b
Turn off your computer and all  
peripherals such as your monitor or  
printer.  
Open the computer and remove your  
existing graphics card (if any). (If  
graphics hardware is built into the  
motherboard of your computer, this  
graphics hardware should automatically  
disable itself after your Matrox card is  
installed.)  
* With multi-display mode, you may be able to use your existing graphics card. For Windows 2000/XP, see Windows 2000/XP  
online help under “Multiple Display Support. For Windows NT 4.0, only Matrox graphics card models supported by the Matrox  
display driver can be used.  
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AGP slot  
3
Choose a PCI slot  
(Back of  
computer)  
a
Most computers have different types of  
expansion slots. Choose a PCI slot for  
your graphics card. Your system manual  
should identify the location of each type  
of expansion slot in your computer.  
PCI slot  
ISA slot  
b
Remove the cover for the slot you intend  
to use (if it’s not already removed). Save  
the screw for the mounting bracket. (If  
another slot is uncovered, you can seal it  
with the cover you just removed.)  
WARNING: Inserting your Matrox card  
into the wrong type of slot could damage  
your card, your computer, or both.  
PCI card  
AGP card  
4
Insert your Matrox card  
a
b
c
Position your Matrox card over the  
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  
frame.  
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