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Your Matrox MMS card is a high-performance graphics card that plugs into an expansion slot inside your personal computer. This card lets you use 2 or 4 monitors at a time with Windows 2000/XP or NT 4.0. Hardware supplied Software supplied (for Windows 2000/XP and NT 4.0) ! Matrox PowerDesk – to use your Matrox graphics hardware ! Other software – see the CD-ROM Readme file Installation overview To install your Matrox product: 1 Install the Matrox card – see “Hardware installation”, page 3. 2 Install the software – see “Software installation”, page 7. G450 MMS card* * Pictured is a G450.4 MMS card. Dual-monitor cable† † 2 dual-monitor cables are included with Matrox MMS.4 products. DVI-to-HD15 adapters‡ ‡ 2 DVI-to-HD15 adapters are included for each dual-monitor cable. Note: If your Matrox product is already partially or fully installed on your computer, some or all the installation information in this guide may not apply to you. However, this information may be useful if you need to reinstall your Matrox product. n 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. 1 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. 2 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 Turn off your computer and all peripherals such as your monitor or printer. b 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. Matrox G450 MMS – User Guide 3 Choose a PCI slot 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. 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. 4 Insert your Matrox card a Position your Matrox card over the expansion slot you’ve chosen. b Push the card in firmly and evenly until it’s fully seated in the slot. c Replace the screw to secure the bracket of your Matrox card to the computer frame. AGP slot (Back of computer) PCI slot ISA slot PCI card AGP card Matrox G450 MMS – User Guide Matrox G450 MMS – User Guide 5 5 Connect your dual-monitor cables Attach your Matrox dual-monitor cables* to the connectors on the bracket of your Matrox MMS card. Make sure the connectors are firmly in place. 6 Connect your monitors If your monitor has an HD-15 connector, use a DVI-to-HD15 adapter included with your product to connect your monitor cable to your dual-monitor cable. The DVI-to- HD15 adapter may already be connected to your dual-monitor cable. If your monitor has a DVI connector, connect your monitor cable directly to the dual-monitor cable without using a DVI-to- HD15 adapter. You may have to remove the DVI-to-HD15 adapter to connect your monitor. Make sure all connectors are firmly in place and properly fastened. * Only one dual-monitor cable is included with Matrox MMS.2 cards. WARNING: To avoid damaging the LFH-60 connector on your dualmonitor cable or on your graphics card, carefully insert the connector on your dual-monitor cable as straight as possible into the connector on your graphics card. Specifically, inserting the connectors into each other at an angle is likely to bend and damage the pins on the connector of the dual-monitor cable. Dual-monitor cable HD-15 connector DVI-to-HD15 adapter DVI connector Note: To connect a digital monitor (a monitor that uses digital input, usually a flat panel monitor) to your Matrox HD-15 connector (analog) product, your monitor must have a DVI connector. Some monitors with DVI connectors DVI connector DVI connector suppor...