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- PDREADME.TXT MATROX GRAPHICS INC. 2000.08.18
-
- Matrox PowerDesk for Windows 98
- Revision 6.04.028
-
-
- Contents
- ========
-
- - Description of this release
- - Installation
- - More information
- - Notes, problems, and limitations
-
-
- Description of this release
- ===========================
-
- Matrox PowerDesk software includes a display driver and display
- utilities. With this software, you can take full advantage of your
- Matrox graphics hardware and you can access additional Matrox
- display-related features.
-
-
- Installation
- ============
-
- To install Matrox PowerDesk, start the "setup" program included
- with it, then follow the on-screen instructions.
-
- The setup program will only install software if a Matrox graphics
- card model supported by the setup program is installed in your
- computer.
-
-
- More information
- ================
-
- For more information on Matrox PowerDesk, see the help file
- included with it. For information specific to your Matrox graphics
- card, see your Matrox or system manual.
-
-
- Notes, problems, and limitations
- ================================
-
- - DirectDraw, Direct3D and DirectVideo support
-
- The DirectDraw driver we provide is compatible with DirectX 2
- (and later) and includes Direct3D support. For our
- DirectDraw/Direct3D driver to be called, and benefit from
- hardware acceleration, Microsoft DirectX 2 (or later) MUST be
- installed, even for programs originally made for DirectX 1.
-
- Also, if a recent version of DirectX isn't installed, some Matrox
- PowerDesk features may not be available.
-
- We provide DirectX on the Matrox CD-ROM. The latest DirectX is
- available from the Microsoft Web site, and is included with many
- DirectX programs.
-
- IMPORTANT: If the DirectX setup program prompts you to replace
- the existing display drivers, click "No". Otherwise, the setup
- program installs display drivers which are not as optimized as
- the Matrox drivers and which do not support PowerDesk software.
-
- Note that depending on the origin of your Microsoft DirectX
- software, it may not include DirectVideo support. For faster
- playback of Indeo and Cinepak AVI files, you should install
- Microsoft DirectVideo support.
-
- - Matrox bus mastering
-
- This driver supports bus mastering. Bus mastering is a feature
- that allows expansion cards to perform tasks at the same time as
- your computer's CPU. If you have a fast Pentium computer (faster
- than 166 MHz), the display performance of most programs is
- improved when bus mastering is used.
-
- To use bus mastering with 3D (DirectX) programs, your graphics
- card needs an interrupt request (IRQ). Most computers
- automatically assign an IRQ to graphics cards, but some do not.
- If your graphics card hasn't been assigned an IRQ, programs that
- use Matrox bus mastering may not work properly. For more
- information, see your Matrox or system manual.
-
- - DirectDraw and Automatic Power Management
-
- As stated in "Microsoft DirectX Release Notes", September 30,
- 1995, a DirectDraw game may be unable to restore properly if it
- is suspended by Automatic Power Management utilities.
-
- - Installation in different language versions of Windows
-
- If you install software in a language different from the language
- of your operating system (for example, English software on a
- Japanese system), you may have problems with text and dialog box
- controls being cut off. This is because of differences in system
- fonts.
-
- - OpenGL support
-
- Note the following limitations related to the OpenGL driver
- included with Matrox PowerDesk:
-
- - OpenGL support may not be included in some versions of Matrox
- PowerDesk. For a version of Matrox PowerDesk with OpenGL
- support enabled, see the Matrox Web site (www.matrox.com/mga).
-
- - With the "Tribes" game, you may notice some minor display
- artifacts and the opening video introduction may not display
- properly.
-
- - Using 3D Studio Max 2.0, you may experience problems with the
- viewports being improperly redrawn. If this happens, simply
- click in a viewport to properly update their display. (This
- problem isn't present with version 2.5 or 3.0 of 3D Studio
- Max.)
-
- - Digital video playback
-
- Digital video playback (for example, with a DVD player) may
- appear blurry if the resolution of the video playback is too
- small. To avoid this problem, try enlarging the video window or
- playing the video full-screen. If the problem still appears, try
- increasing your display resolution and enlarging the video window
- more or viewing the video full-screen again.
-
-