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10 Matrox Graphics Card – User Guide
2
Depending on what version of Windows you have, click
Change Display Type
, or
Advanced Properties
#
Monitor
, or
Advanced
#
Monitor
. If you’re using a multi-display
desktop, select a display before clicking
Advanced
.
3
If the monitor name listed doesn’t match your monitor, click the
Change
button to select
a new monitor name. Follow the on-screen instructions.
For more information on Windows monitor settings, see Windows documentation.
If you want to customize your Windows monitor settings (analog monitors only):
1
Access the PowerDesk
Monitor Settings
property sheet (see “Accessing PowerDesk
property sheets”, page 9).
2
Depending on what you want to do, click one of the buttons in the
Monitor settings
selection method
box, then follow the on-screen instructions.
Windows NT 4.0 (analog monitors only)
–
1
Access the Matrox PowerDesk
Monitor
property sheet (see “Accessing PowerDesk
property sheets”, page 9).
2
If you have a Plug-and-Play monitor:
Make sure the
Plug-and-Play (DDC) monitor
button is
selected. If so, the Matrox display driver
automatically
uses the correct settings for your
monitor. If not, click this button, then click
Apply
.
If you don’t have a Plug-and-Play monitor:
See if the
Default monitor (60 Hz)
button is selected. If
so, use the Matrox monitor selection method. For more information on Matrox monitor
selection, see Matrox PowerDesk online documentation.
DualHead Multi-Display setup
If your Matrox graphics card has a second monitor connector, you can enable a second display (for
example, a computer monitor or a TV) as part of your Windows desktop. This is the Matrox
DualHead Multi-Display
feature. To use this feature:
Windows 98/Me/2000/XP –
When you first restart your computer, you’ll be prompted to
enable the DualHead Multi-Display feature. Follow the on-screen instructions.
To change DualHead settings, access the PowerDesk
DualHead
property sheet (see “Accessing
PowerDesk property sheets”, page 9). For more information, see the online help.
Windows NT 4.0 –
1
Access the Matrox PowerDesk
DualHead
property sheet (see “Accessing PowerDesk
property sheets”, page 9).