Matrox C680 - Install Matrox Software; Before Software Installation

Matrox C-Series – User Guide 13
Installing your Matrox software
This section describes how to install Matrox software for Windows 8.1 , Windows Server 2012 R2,
Windows Server 2008 R2,
Windows 7 , and Windows Embedded Standard 7 . The installation of the
display driver is the same for the 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
Before you begin
 If your Matrox product was provided by the manufacturer of your computer, check the
Web site of that manufacturer for the latest display driver. A display driver provided by
the manufacturer of your computer is more likely to be tested with your computer
model.
 Windows 8.1 – Make sure you disable automatic driver installations from Windows
Update. In
Device Installation Settings , enable the Never install driver software from
Windows Update
option. For more information, see your Windows documentation.
 You may need administrator rights to install or uninstall certain software. For more
information, see Windows documentation or contact your system administrator.
Obtaining a display driver
 Matrox makes the latest display drivers available on the Matrox Technical Support Web
site (www.matrox.com/graphics/en/support/drivers
).
Hardware detection
 Windows 8.1 – Windows detects new hardware when you restart and installs a Microsoft
Basic Display Adaptor driver.
 Windows 7 – Windows detects new hardware when you restart and installs a standard
VGA driver.