Matrox Millenium - Changing Resolutions; MGA PowerDesk Control Panel; Monitor Configuration

Matrox Millennium Installation Guide 15
If your system does not reboot at the expected resolution, the Millennium card may not support
the selected resolution and/or pixel depth combination. Open the
Control Panel
Æ
Display
applet
again and click on the
List All Modes
button to obtain a list of all the modes that are available for
your Millennium card. You can also experiment with the
Color Palette
and
Desktop Area
controls
to select a new mode. Use the
Test
button to ensure that the new mode is supported by your monitor.
Changing resolutions
To change the display resolution: In Windows NT 4.0, right-click on the desktop background for
the
Display Properties
dialog box, and then click on the
Settings
tab. In Windows NT 3.5, run the
Control Panel
Æ
Display
applet. (To see the available modes, click on the
List All Modes
button.)
The current version of the driver supports multiple Millennium cards, enabling use of a single large
desktop which spans multiple monitors. The multi-card modes that are supported by your hardware
configuration can be selected and tested (as with any regular mode) using the
Display
applet.
MGA PowerDesk Control Panel
MGA PowerDesk includes:

MGA Panel
, a Control Panel applet which provides information about your Millennium card
and driver, and allows configuration of PowerDesk hot keys, 3D acceleration options, and
monitors.

Quick Access
, a floating toolbar which allows easy access to PowerDesk features such as
hardware zoom and window centering.
To access the PowerDesk features, run the Windows NT
Control Panel
and double-click on the
MGA Panel
icon. See the on-line Help file for more information about
MGA Panel
.
Monitor configuration
If your monitor is Plug-and-Play (VESA DDC-compliant) the driver will automatically use an
appropriate refresh rate. If not, our driver will use the default refresh rate of 60 Hz, unless you specify
a monitor using our
MGA Panel
application. To do this:
1
Open the
Control Panel
Æ
MGA Panel
applet, and select the monitor page.
2
From the list of monitors, select the appropriate monitor, or one whose maximum refresh
rate matches the one you’re using. An
mga.inf
file will be created in the
system32
subdirectory of your Windows NT directory.
3
Restart Windows NT for the new settings to take effect.